Reactive Attachment Disorder Quotes

“Attachment. A secure attachment is the ability to bond; to develop a secure and safe base; an unbreakable or perceivable inability to shatter to bond between primary parental caregiver(s) and child; a quest for familiarity; an unspoken language and knowledge that a caregiver will be a permanent fixture.”
― Asa Don Brown, The Effects of Childhood Trauma on Adult Perception and Worldview

“Strangers were a fairytale full of
possibilities not yet corrupted by reality while caregivers were the reality – and everything that couldn't be counted upon.”
― Donna Lynn Hope

“When you win the child wins, when you lose you both lose.”
― Nancy L. Thomas, When Love Is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting With RAD-Reactive Attachment Disorder

“The child will not learn to trust someone weaker than himself or herself. If they can control and manipulate the adult, they are stronger. The adult MUST be strong enough to be in charge in a loving way for the child to learn to trust and bond.”
― Nancy L. Thomas, When Love Is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting With RAD-Reactive Attachment Disorder