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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 350112" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Does this seem familiar? Attachment Disorder is common and difficult in older children. If what I posted rings a bell, I'd read the entire article. It will tell you how to get help too, and it's not through conventional methods because these aren't conventional kids. Good luck to you and yours. The next paragraph starts the article and the link to the entire article is at the end.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>The most critical</strong></em> topic for adoptive parents to educate themselves about is about attachment. What is attachment between parent and child? How can a parent promote a solid attachment? What do you do if the attachment does not feel secure? Simply described, attachment is the process of creating a reciprocal bond of love and respect between parent and child. It is formed through actions and activities that encourage laughter, play, eye contact, and cuddling. Think of it as re-creating parts of your childs babyhood and toddler years through motion, rocking, and touch. All older adopted children suffer from at least attachment issues, and many suffer from the more severed issues of reactive attachment disorder (Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)). There are books about attachment and Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) at Older Child Adoption Bookstore and ATTACh. Parents should educate themselves about attachment before their child gets home and they should re-visit the topic after their child has been home for a while.</p><p>If the attachment between parent and child doesnt feel strong after a period of time, parents may need to implement additional attachment interventions, or they may need to investigate the possibility of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) can heal, but time is not on your side. For a child to heal from Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), it requires specialized attachment therapy, therapeutic parenting, therapeutic respite, and for some children, a short-term regimen of medication.</p><p>Some older child adoptive parents may deal with developmental delays and challenges. Children may act younger than their chronological age. And, they may not be consistent i.e. they may speak at age level, be two years behind socially, and be physically three years behind. For children coming from orphanages, the rule of thumb is one month of delay for each three months spent in the orphanage. Parents will need to work on these developmental gaps with at-home activities, or possibly with the help of physical, occupational, or other therapists and specialists.</p><p>Too few adoptive parents know about the impact of trauma on children. Most older adopted children come from backgrounds of trauma: physical abuse, sexual abuse, loss of birth parents, multiple moves, long-term neglect. Trauma affects learning, attachment, cause and effect, development, and more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 350112, member: 1550"] Does this seem familiar? Attachment Disorder is common and difficult in older children. If what I posted rings a bell, I'd read the entire article. It will tell you how to get help too, and it's not through conventional methods because these aren't conventional kids. Good luck to you and yours. The next paragraph starts the article and the link to the entire article is at the end. [I][B]The most critical[/B][/I] topic for adoptive parents to educate themselves about is about attachment. What is attachment between parent and child? How can a parent promote a solid attachment? What do you do if the attachment does not feel secure? Simply described, attachment is the process of creating a reciprocal bond of love and respect between parent and child. It is formed through actions and activities that encourage laughter, play, eye contact, and cuddling. Think of it as re-creating parts of your childs babyhood and toddler years through motion, rocking, and touch. All older adopted children suffer from at least attachment issues, and many suffer from the more severed issues of reactive attachment disorder (Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)). There are books about attachment and Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) at Older Child Adoption Bookstore and ATTACh. Parents should educate themselves about attachment before their child gets home and they should re-visit the topic after their child has been home for a while. If the attachment between parent and child doesnt feel strong after a period of time, parents may need to implement additional attachment interventions, or they may need to investigate the possibility of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) can heal, but time is not on your side. For a child to heal from Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), it requires specialized attachment therapy, therapeutic parenting, therapeutic respite, and for some children, a short-term regimen of medication. Some older child adoptive parents may deal with developmental delays and challenges. Children may act younger than their chronological age. And, they may not be consistent i.e. they may speak at age level, be two years behind socially, and be physically three years behind. For children coming from orphanages, the rule of thumb is one month of delay for each three months spent in the orphanage. Parents will need to work on these developmental gaps with at-home activities, or possibly with the help of physical, occupational, or other therapists and specialists. Too few adoptive parents know about the impact of trauma on children. Most older adopted children come from backgrounds of trauma: physical abuse, sexual abuse, loss of birth parents, multiple moves, long-term neglect. Trauma affects learning, attachment, cause and effect, development, and more. [/QUOTE]
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