David got caught playing with matches in the bathroom. When I asked him about why he was trying to burn down the house, he said “it would have taken more matches than I had, so I couldn’t do that.” Now he denies trying to do anything of the sort. He got caught digging in our…
Author: David's Father
This Parenting Journey
I did not start out my parenting journey aware of early childhood trauma and the effects of poor attachment. I did not know that babies who experience high levels of stress, especially over a sustained period of time, have brains that do not develop “normally”. I did not know that children who have been through…
Seeing the good in our son.
As I have nights when I can’t sleep, I some times peruse this site to remember the things that we have gone through with David. I realize that it isn’t often that I post the good things that we go through with him. For example, I walk with crutches 95% of the time. The rest…