I never thought in a million years I would be able to work while my son was young. An obvious need to replenish was held against a desire to not allow him to slip into feeling un-loved or not wanted – again, but here we are just one short year working alongside him to heal […]
Trauma Center looking for participants in Developmental Trauma study!
PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA DISORDER FIELD TRIAL STUDY The Developmental Diagnosis Study is a critically important study that is being conducted to improve and expand trauma-related diagnoses for children. There are seven Field Trial sites across the country including our site in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts. Each site will interview at least 100 children […]
Christmas is round the corner and B is up to his ears with it!
Although truth be told he gets angry with presents. Doesn’t want them, doesn’t need them and reacts with venom when given them. More than once we have seen him receive a gift, open it, walk to the trash can, throw it out and walk away. He really does not want it. I have spent many a birthday […]
Are you Pro-Choice? Are you Really?
I speak to many people about health issues, mainly because we always show up in the statistics (so many kids with asthma, autism, ADHD etc) and we have to watch B’s diet carefully to avoid multiple different reactions. Anyway, as I talk to people the conversation will often veer off course to vaccinations. Full disclosure, […]
November is National Adoption Month.
November is National Adoption Month. This is a reminder that we can all take time out to promote adoption and focus on finding children without a family a forever place to call home, a place to feel safe, feel loved, feel wanted, to create an opportunity to have pride in the family unit and to create an […]