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Sugar Season

  By: Nancy Thomas One of my favorite therapists calls this sugar season that begins at Thanksgiving and ends at Easter. She says its great for business! Many of our children are wild on a sugar load! Lets take a look at what other things we eat that can increase wildness and therapy bills.   […]

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RAD and Thankfulness

Speaking of Thanksgiving, did you know the exact opposite of anxiety is gratitude!? What a healing salve thankfulness is for the heart and the brain! Why do we focus on it one day a year? Let’s crank it up a notch and do it daily. My children did a “feelings journal” in the mornings. ( […]

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RAD and Food Stealing and Hoarding

Autumn is here! Harvesting the fruits and vegetables here on the ranch has kept us busy! Here is a picture of my cowboy with some of our cabbage for Kraut! I hope your stash is plentiful. As we move toward winter I have a feeling of safety when the food supplies are stored up. This […]

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Poison

I almost poisoned my dog last night!! Elan works hard and yes, I spoil her! I admit it, I share my food with her. (It is part of my weight loss program:>)) 2 bites for me…one bite for her. As I sat savoring a rich chocolate truffle from my friend Judy, Elan came and sat […]

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Respite Defined!

Respite is defined as: “lifting a burden or pain”. When living with a challenging child, that means someone else takes the child and gives parents a break. This is essential for children over 5 that are wearing their parents down to the angry, screaming style of parenting. A respite provider MUST be trained to do […]

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RAD and Kryptonite

What’s your kryptonite? I was ruminating about it lately and have some ideas and dilemmas but I have DEFINITE PROOF that our children were born to be superheroes! Remember the details of Superman’s early life? He was born on the planet Krypton that was going to blow apart so his loving parents sent him to […]

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The Super Hero Exam

Why are our children looking for a super hero? Why is this such a HUGE issue for our kids? Do we have to wear spandex and a cape to qualify? Our challenging children are looking for a protector to keep them safe from whatever happened to them in their past. A child with early childhood […]

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RAD and Waiting: two opposites!

“Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting” says Joyce Meyer. Children often struggle with that skill as much as they struggle with self control. They are often impatient and anxious to have what they want or to have their way. I have so many requests […]

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Make It True

Make It True written by Diana Rose Frances   ********************************************** Unconditional compassion IS the root of humanizing the traumatized child ********************************************** I worked in a small, community-based group home for boys ages 12 – 17 in Denver, CO. This community-based group home had a small, long-term staff that acted as not only guardians and caretakers […]

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Overloaded and Biting?

  Fill your lamp so you can shine your light for others. Take care of yourself so you can care for others. Put the oxygen mask on yourself before helping a child with theirs.   How many different ways do we hear it and yet… It sure is not my best thing! We give and […]

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