RAD Parenting Podcast

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (Supervisor) Tracey Turner MA. NC-MHCS BC-DMT, shares over 35 years of experience, insights, tips and strategies for families. Dr. Tracey specializes in working with patients diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder, (also known as RAD) and complex trauma along with PTSD.

Welcome to the podcast!

This show is intended to help people who care for children diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder.

The hostess, Tracey Turner MA. NC-MHCS BC-DMT, has 35 years of experience in helping biological, legal guardian, step, foster and adoptive families with difficult or challenging children to understand and transform dysfunctional behaviors, so they may experience joy in their lives and peace in their family relationships.

Episodes feature helpful tips about RAD, how to handle the children, and conversations with other parents and caretakers of RAD children.

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What To Do When Your Child Refuses To Do Things Your Way

What To Do When Your Child Refuses To Do Things Your Way    You’ve asked your child to do something, but they just absolutely refuse to do things your way. Does this happen more often than not? As a parent, […]

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Handling the Holidays with a RAD Child

Handling the Holidays with a RAD Child    As a parent of a RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder) child, it is no surprise to feel overwhelmed during the holiday season as you plan time with extended family. What do you tell […]

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Bullying Prevention and Depression Awareness

Bullying Prevention and Depression Awareness    Children to bullying others are not feeling good about themselves, maybe sarcastic, have passive/aggressive behaviors. They usually pick on kids who have traits that they feel they are lacking and may be jealous of […]

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Quick tip on Shame

Quick tip on Shame    Symptoms of a child experiencing shame vs guilt are discussed. Parent communication tools and effective responses for helping a child are covered. Connect with Tracey: Visit https://www.fullcirclefamilycounseling.com/getting-started/ for more information or to schedule a consultation […]

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Shame Versus Guilt

Shame Versus Guilt    Moving kids from destructive and shameful thinking into a more temporal and opportunistic feelings of guilt attached to specific actions, not to their entire person. Connect with Tracey: Visit https://www.fullcirclefamilycounseling.com/getting-started/ for more information or to schedule […]

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Coping with Complex Trauma in Families

Coping with Complex Trauma in Families    A great explanation of the varying types of trauma. Connect with Tracey: Visit https://www.fullcirclefamilycounseling.com/getting-started/ for more information or to schedule a consultation LinkedIn: Tracey Turner-Keyser  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fullcirclefamilycounseling/   **The information and advice given […]

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PTSD’s Effect on Family Life

PTSD’s Effect on Family Life    Typical symptoms and challenges of PTSD are discussed and the need for increasing coping skills, reframing and creating new narrative, restoration and the development of support systems for the entire family. Connect with Tracey: […]

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Benefits of Respite Care

Benefits of Respite Care    Very good information for caregivers and parents who sometimes get too caught up in their child’s issues that they aren’t able to take proper care of themselves. Parents / caregivers need reminding that its okay […]

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The Attachment Cycle Part 2

The Attachment Cycle Part 2    As a child develops, when child cries and their needs aren’t met the child develops a sense of security and safety. If not, the infant does not thrive when their needs aren’t met and […]

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Do you want to be on the RAD Parenting Podcast? Do you have a question or tip you want to share? I'd love to have you on the podcast.

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Adverse childhood events, developmental complex trauma, attention deficit disorder, sensory integration, difficulties, fetal alcohol syndrome, and anxiety and depression are many times, symptoms of reactive attachment disorder! Before all else fails, please reach out because your child will not outgrow their complex trauma. So,  the sooner you come in for help the better off, you will all be.