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Category Archives: Adoption
How can I tell what need or experience is the real reason for the child’s behaviour?
Watch this video to hear hear me talk about the real reasons for behaviours of concern exhibited by children and young people recovering from a tough start to life. You will hear about three key reflective questions to ask and … Continue reading →
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How do I express unconditional positive regard toward deeply hurt and troubled children and young people?
Transcript: Recently, I have been turning my mind to the notion of unconditional positive regard and how we deploy that when working with deeply hurt and troubled young people. So I think it’s really important to have straight in our … Continue reading →
How do I build trust with a traumatised child?
In this video I share more about Bethany, who finds it hard to trust others, especially adults. In the video I include information that adults who interact with children and young people recovering from relational and developmental trauma need to … Continue reading →
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I am a Sensitive Child Video
This animated video is drawn from one of my most popular pieces of writing, ever. It tells the story of how a sensitive child thinks, feels, and experiences the world. I anticipate that it will be of most interest to … Continue reading →
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How punishing a child perpetuates behaviour of concern
This is probably the most important video I will make. It concerns the impact of punishment, alone, in relation to behaviours of concern exhibited by children and young people. Please stay tuned for the whole video to hear the important … Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, attachment, child psychologist, fostercare, fostering, kinship care, parenting, resilience, trauma informed
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How Pat felt safe to sleep in his own bed at night
This video marks my second animated video for children and young people, to help them understand why they engage in behaviours that concern adults, and how to respond therapeutically to them. I hope that it will be especially helpful for … Continue reading →
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We need to rethink foundational assumptions in child protection
The unpolished truth is that many children and young people are really struggling in out-of-home care, and so are adult stakeholders in their lives. It is not an overstatement to say that psychological safety is often compromised at all levels … Continue reading →
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Rethinking attachment theory in child protection
We need to distinguish between attachment relationship, and attachment style. Attachment relationships are the dependency relationships a child develops toward a caregiving adult. Primary attachment relationships reflect the child’s experience of care and protection from that adult. Attachment relationships that … Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, attachment, attachment-styles, fostercare, fostering, kinship care, love, mental health, parenting, relationships, trauma informed
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Attachment Theory Reconsidered: Embracing the Collective Role in Child Rearing
It takes a Village to raise a child. This widely-held axiom might be seen to contrast with representations of Attachment Theory as a white, western, middle-class theory of the mother-infant relationship. Is it right, then, to reject Attachment Theory in … Continue reading →
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Who is an expert in their field of endeavour?
Who is an expert in their field of endeavour? One theory is the 10,000 hour rule. First proposed by Psychologist Anders Ericsson, the 10,000 rule became popularised by Malcolm Gladwell in his 2008 book Outliers, in which Gladwell articulates the … Continue reading →
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