RAD, is not a cool term

Doing a little bit of studying on RAD Reaction Detachment Disorder. It is a condition of one of my students that I have this year. Here is the first paragraph I read which truly brought me to tears. Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is a condition found in children who have received grossly negligent care and do not form a healthy emotional attachment with their primary caregivers -- usually their mothers -- before age 5. Attachment develops when a child is repeatedly soothed, comforted, and cared for, and when the caregiver consistently meets the child's needs. It is through attachment with a loving and protective caregiver that a young child learns to love and trust others, to become aware of others' feelings and needs, to regulate his or her emotions, and to develop healthy relationships and a positive self-image. The absence of emotional warmth during the first few years of life can negatively affect a child's entire future. I will go more into this disorder at another time as to how I have been learning to deal with her condition. It is all so overwhelming and a hard concept to learn. This is a real tough one. It makes me sad that I don't feel I have the skills for what she really needs at school but where do these kids go has been the biggest question. I am finding its not an easy answer.

Dress Shopping

Here it is the chosen one!! 

The time has come

Grace is out tonight with the Pom girls delivering signs to the homes of the football players! What does that mean?? She is riding around town in a car with another teenage girl 😩😭😳😬 yikes! 

Tomorrow is their first game day. They are meeting at 1pm for a full day of events before the 7pm game. Painting the rock, late lunch/dinner at red robin and back to one of the senior girls houses to do their hair and makeup before the game. 

Tomorrow nights game is parents night as well which means we walk With Grace out on the field! We teases her that we were going to wear banana costumes! 

This is all becoming reality! 

Not to mention we saw Graces good friend Becca out driving with her Dad yesterday! Craziness!

Strength in numbers

Her are some numbers of the outcome of Graces week in Detroit! Wow.

http://download.elca.org/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository/Final_Numbers.pdf?_ga=1.5961008.2053773440.1439412598