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.
Originally posted on Attachment and Resilience:
Stress is a major cause of demanding and unsettled behaviour in children. Under stress, the brains of children are hard-wired to set off behaviours associated with the fight-flight-freeze response: Fight: Controlling, aggressive, destructive and…
“When I was a child we spent all day outside making cubby houses. Now my children spend all day in front of the computer making houses in Minecraft!” The above statement is an example of how much the lives of … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Children's Behaviour, Parenting, Wellbeing
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist, children, childrens behaviour, Helicopter Parents, parenting, wellbeing
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In my practice I am regularly asked the following question: What can I do to help my child? In the context of a child, adolescent and family psychology practice, the question is best understood as what can I do to … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Attachment, Children's Behaviour, Parenting, Resilience, Wellbeing
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, attachment, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist, children's needs, childrens behaviour, parenting, resilience, wellbeing
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Originally posted on Attachment and Resilience:
In my practice one of the more common struggles reported by parents and caregivers is getting children off to sleep in their own bed. What follows is a simple method to address this issue…
In A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder I presented a model of therapeutic re-parenting of children who have experienced complex developmental trauma. In A Short Introduction to Promoting Resilience in Children I showed how the same model can … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Attachment, Resilience, Schools
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, arousal, attachment, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist, childrens behaviour, parenting, resilience, school, teaching
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The notion of the Hawthorne Effect is derived from a series of experiments conducted in the 1920s and 1930s at the Hawthorne works of the Western Electric Company. In these experiments, the experimenters manipulated aspects of the working conditions of some employees … Continue reading →
One of the challenges when working with children who have complex needs is ensuring that education authorities address their care and management requirements with understanding and sensitivity. Too often, the primary focus of education authorities is behavioural control and an over-reliance on … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Attachment, Children's Behaviour, Trauma
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, Attachment Disorder, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist, children's needs, childrens behaviour, development, resilience, school, wellbeing
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In my practice one of the more common struggles reported by parents and caregivers is getting children off to sleep in their own bed. What follows is a simple method to address this issue that I often recommend, and that I used with my own children. Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, anxiety, child psychologist, children's sleep, children's sleep difficulties, children's sleep problems, childrens behaviour, fostering, parenting, sleep
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Today, I have commented on three published articles that carry a similar theme. The theme is that so-called “helicopter parenting” causes anxiety and impedes the development of resilience in children. The problem I have with such articles is that they … Continue reading →
Posted in Adoption, Attachment, Children's Behaviour, Fostering, Parenting, Resilience, Wellbeing
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Tagged anxiety, behaviour problems, child psychologist, development, Helicopter Parents, resilience
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John was a superficially charming fourteen-year-old lad with bright red hair and a ready smile. I met John soon after I began my first appointment as a Clinical Psychologist. John was a Ward of the State. He was referred to … Continue reading →
Posted in Adoption, Attachment, Children's Behaviour, Fostering, Trauma
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Tagged Adelaide, adoption, anxiety, attachment, Attachment Disorder, behaviour problems, child psychologist, child trauma, childrens behaviour, fostering, parenting
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