http://older-child.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/title-469 Addressing all the issues faced by those who adopt older children and support by others who have. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:44:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://older-child.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/title-469/comment-page-1#comment-314 Cindy Bodie Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:12:00 +0000 http://older-child.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/01/24/title-469#comment-314 I still attribute our lack of RAD to the kids being from sibling group that had, at least, learned attachment from each other. I've been blessed in that regard. I still attribute our lack of RAD to the kids being from sibling group that had, at least, learned attachment from each other. I’ve been blessed in that regard.

]]> http://older-child.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/title-469/comment-page-1#comment-313 Nancy Spoolstra Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:48:49 +0000 http://older-child.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/01/24/title-469#comment-313 How in heaven's name did you only get one kid with RAD out of 39? How serious are the attachment issues in your other kids? Of course, I have heard it said so many times that really large families are so much better for attachment-challenged kids, because the pressure for small-family intimacy simply isn't there. That is not to say you don't have very intimate and emotional moments with your kids.... only that with that many, it HAS to be different than when it is mom, dad and a couple of rug rats.... How in heaven’s name did you only get one kid with RAD out of 39? How serious are the attachment issues in your other kids? Of course, I have heard it said so many times that really large families are so much better for attachment-challenged kids, because the pressure for small-family intimacy simply isn’t there. That is not to say you don’t have very intimate and emotional moments with your kids…. only that with that many, it HAS to be different than when it is mom, dad and a couple of rug rats….

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