Comments on: Parent/Teacher Conferences http://attachment-disorder.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/parent-teacher-conferences Addresses challenges faced by parents of children with Reactive Attachment Disorder and provides news and support. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:16:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: azteacher http://attachment-disorder.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/parent-teacher-conferences/comment-page-1#comment-1812 azteacher Fri, 08 May 2009 01:56:42 +0000 http://reactive-att.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/10/09/parent-teacher-conferences#comment-1812 I am a teacher who is learning as much about RAD as possible, because I will have a student in my classroom next year with this disorder. The parents were very honest and upfront about RAD and their child. The mother gave me the same resources, as listed above, to help me understand the child that will be in my classroom, and how best to deal with him. <br /> <br /> Parents have to be open and honest about their RAD child in order to ensure the connection is not lost between home and school. Parents and teachers have to work together to keep the RAD child moving forward at all times. Not having the correct knowledge about how to work with a RAD child at school, can do more harm than good, to that child and cause greater distress to the family.<br /> <br /> I am reading and gathering as much information as possible right now. Thank you for your post, and the resources attached; they are both wonderful! I am a teacher who is learning as much about RAD as possible, because I will have a student in my classroom next year with this disorder. The parents were very honest and upfront about RAD and their child. The mother gave me the same resources, as listed above, to help me understand the child that will be in my classroom, and how best to deal with him.

Parents have to be open and honest about their RAD child in order to ensure the connection is not lost between home and school. Parents and teachers have to work together to keep the RAD child moving forward at all times. Not having the correct knowledge about how to work with a RAD child at school, can do more harm than good, to that child and cause greater distress to the family.

I am reading and gathering as much information as possible right now. Thank you for your post, and the resources attached; they are both wonderful!

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