Reactive Attachment Disorder - It's Time To Understand

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Presentation Notes:

Perhaps the most difficult area of parenting an AD child is in knowing how to successfully parent these kids. Normal parenting skills are insufficient, and a parent cannot rely upon what they automatically would do in day-to-day situations. The AD child does not learn from past experiences, so what was done wrong yesterday, will be repeated today. And, the child will often expertly pit the parents against each other.

Rule #1: Take care of yourself first. You've heard it before, and it is still true.
Rule #2: Never give the benefit of the doubt to the child! Their lies, or jumbled talk will convince expert, after expert of their innocence or demand your attention as they seemingly stumble for a long time trying to put their thoughts into words.
Rule #3: Do not enter into power struggles. AD kids will constantly struggle to control everything. But no one wins in control battles. Set up a scenario so that you'll win in either situation.

For more do's and don'ts see the Attachment Disorder Support Group's list at http://www.syix.com/adsg/donts.htm