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Reactive Attachment Disorder: A New Understanding

Heather T. Forbes, LCSW author of “Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control” www.BeyondConsequences.com Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is a mental health diagnosis listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IVTR) under disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence. RAD was initially introduced to the mental health community some 20 years ago. [...]

Parenting Beyond Consequences

Heather T. Forbes, LCSW author of “Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control” www.BeyondConsequences.com Children need unconditional love and unconditional acceptance from their parents; we all know this and believe this. However, do we ever stop to consider how so many of the traditional parenting techniques accepted in our culture work contrary to this primal goal? Traditional [...]