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Tag Archives: attachment
Why the Spotlight Is on PTSD in Children
Thank you for stopping by for the sixth post in Jolene Philo’s weekly series about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children. Last week’s post discussed what happens when a person, child or adult, responds to a perceived threat. The Instinctual … Continue reading →
Please don’t say “all kids do that” to adoptive and foster families…
But when foster or adoptive parents like me hear that, it feels dismissive to the real grief, pain, and trauma our kids have experienced and how that history still influences their actions today. Usually when someone tells another parent “all kids do that,” the words are meant to be helpful, to soothe our nerves or encourage us in the midst of a hard parenting moment. But that’s not what your words do. Instead those words invalidate what we know to be true and minimize the extra layer of thinking that parenting kids from hard places requires. Continue reading →
#2…Churches should become trauma and attachment-informed
So, church leaders, what can you do to become trauma- and attachment-informed and to then use that knowledge to serve adoptive and foster families well? Continue reading →
The four kinds of special needs found in children in adoptive and foster families
Let’s not do that again, church. Let’s say no to any action or lack of action that tells any person, “You’re not welcome here” or “Our church is only for those who look, act, behave, feel, or act like I do.” Continue reading →
Posted in Adoption, Advocacy, Families, Inclusion, Key Ministry
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Tagged Adoption, attachment, church, Foster Care, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Shannon Dingle, siblings, Special Needs Ministry
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Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder…The new term for Reactive Attachment Disorder?
Disinhibited Social Attachment Disorder encompasses the vast majority of children and teens we’ve treated in our practice who in the past were identified with attachment disorders. Continue reading →
