A big part of bonding with your child is having fun. You must have fun every single day, 6 days out of 7 (one day to recuperate and plan for the week ahead), for healing to happen.

Children with attachment disorder don't see the love you have for them. They push your buttons to drive you crazy and push love away, and you end up being a parents who doesn't have fun anymore with your kids.

When you get down to the business of playing and your child sees the sparkle in your eyes, your smile, hears your laughter, and enjoys being with you - Boom! Connection happens.

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Therapeutic parenting isn't something we just do - it's a whole new life style, complete with it's very own language, as it were.

When using language with traumatized kids we have to be careful of what we say, how we say it, and when we say it. Yikes!

Just like in some languages where the tone you say a word in can completely change it's meaning, the same is true when speaking to a child with attachment disorder. They hear our words differently than children with healthy brains, making it so important as to how we say things.

Also important is how you feel when saying the words; what you're feeling inside (happy, frustrated, curious, unemotional, boiling mad) comes out in your voice.

This is your brief introduction or recap of the language of Therapeutic Parents.

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As a parent of a child with RAD, do you ever feel like you are going to go crazy just from how sloooooooow your child is?! Slow to move, answer, work, eat, - everything?!

It's such a common situation with our kiddos that one of the jobs we teach them is to be Fast & Snappy (you've heard of this, but it probably seems like a far-off, mythical thing in your house).

So, until your child gets motivated to want to get healthy and work on their life, let's embrace the slowness. Here are some things to help you do just that!

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P.S. This newsletter contains my very favourite song about sloths!