About colbypearce
I am a practising Clinical Psychologist with twenty-seven years’ experience working with children and young people recovering from abuse and neglect. I am also an author and educator in trauma-informed, therapeutic caregiving. My programs are implemented in Australia and Ireland, and I am well-known for my practical and accessible guidance for caregivers and professionals alike.
Yesterday I was visited by a six-year-old boy who has a history of family trauma and is being raised by a relative carer. Upon entering my consulting room he immediately sought my box of assorted animals and rifled through it, … Continue reading →
Posted in Adoption, Attachment, Children's Behaviour, Fostering, Parenting, Schools, Trauma
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, anxiety, attachment, Attachment Disorder, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist, child trauma, childrens behaviour, fostering, kinship care, parenting, wellbeing
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Dear Visitors to this Site, I have recently collated a number of blog posts into two “compendiums”, which appear in Menu’s on the right hand side of this site. One compendium includes articles relating to the care, management and treatment … Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, attachment, attachment trauma, child psychologist, child psychologist Adelaide, developmental trauma, foster care, fostering, kinship care, parenting, psychology, residential care, resilience
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This was a very popular post that has become somewhat buried in this site, so I thought I would reproduce it here. Enjoy! 🙂 In my practice one of the more common struggles reported by parents and caregivers is getting … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, Parenting
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, anxiety, attachment, Attachment Disorder, child psychologist, child trauma, children's sleep, childrens behaviour, fostering, parenting, sleep
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Guess How Much I love you, by Sam McBratney, was a favourite bedtime story for my youngest son. Such was its impact that the final line “I love you right up to the moon . . . and back” became … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Parenting, Resilience, Uncategorized
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, attachment, child psychologist, children, children's needs, parenting, relationships, Secure Start
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Perhaps the most little known and understood aspect of childhood trauma is the impact inadequate needs provision has on the child’s perception of how their basic human needs will be met in future, and their associated actions to satisfy their … Continue reading →
This is another of my older posts that has become somewhat buried in this site. I thought I might give it a new lease on life as the message is critical to understanding preoccupied and demanding behaviours in children. Be … Continue reading →
Originally posted on Attachment and Resilience:
This shit of a kid has been married for more than twenty years. This shit of a kid has three happy, healthy, confident children. This shit of a kid was the first member of his paternal family in living…
This is a reproduction of blog post I wrote approximately two years ago, so it is buried a bit in this site. Thought I would re-post under a new title because the message has been well received and, in my … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Book Reviews, Fostering, Parenting, Resilience, Schools, Wellbeing
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, attachment, child psychologist, development, empathy, parenting, resilience, Secure Start
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This shit of a kid has been married for more than twenty years. This shit of a kid has three happy, healthy, confident children. This shit of a kid was the first member of his paternal family in living memory to attend university. This shit of … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Parenting, Resilience
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, behaviour problems, child psychologist, childrens behaviour, fostering, parenting, resilience
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