attachment disorder Archive
Normally I don’t watch The Dr. Phil Show during the day but Erika taped an episode yesterday that was a “must view.” Titled “Parents Divided Over Disowning Their Son,” the show featured two adoptive parents and their 24-year-old adopted son, …
This is a very disturbing story that I happened to hear about this morning on the Today Show (yes I admit to watching it.) I’ve heard of “failed” and “disruptive” adoptions. Some people have referred to my experience with my …
“This book should be a wakeup call to all adoptive parents and professionals about the urgent issues adoptees and their parents face.” Nancy Newton Verrier, attachment therapist and author The Primal Wound and Coming Home to Self A Marin County, …
This post is in response to comments made about a prior post where it was suggested that a child adopted at birth is not at risk for attachment disorder. Some respondees agreed, others didn’t. The purpose of this post is …
I was reading a review this morning of the new movie “Jobs,” an account of Steve Jobs’ career. Now I’m a Mac guy and a big fan ofJobs, but even his biggest fans would acknowledge that he was a genius …
Our first image of Casey in April, 1991 came through another American couple who were in the process of adopting a 2-year old boy named Joseph (not his real name). He lived in the same orphanage as Casey did in …
