Colby Pearce
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Daily Therapeutic Management Guidelines for Educators
In an earlier post I introduced the AAA approach to caregiving that I recommend to educators and which I consider to be vital to promoting academic and interpersonal success in the education environment; particularly for children who have a history … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Children's Behaviour, Fostering, Parenting, Resilience, Schools, Trauma
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, arousal, Attachment Disorder, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist, child trauma, childrens behaviour, parenting, resilience, school
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Attachment Therapy Revisited
Back in July I published a post about attachment therapy for children who have experienced family trauma. This has been a popular post and resulted in my fielding a request to prepare a more detailed account of my approach to … Continue reading →
A Simple Method for Getting Children off to Sleep
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 →
Helicopter Parenting
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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Attached to the Unattached
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 →
Promoting Children’s Resilience: What you need to know!
On a sunny autumn day David, who was four years of age, travelled with his parents to a local park for a picnic. Upon their arrival, David and his parents observed a scene replete with the recreational delights of lush … Continue reading →
Posted in Adoption, Children's Behaviour, Fostering, Parenting, Resilience
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Tagged anxiety, arousal, attachment, behaviour problems, child psychologist, fostering, parenting, resilience
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Who is my audience?
A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder began its life as a notes I wrote for a lecture I gave in 1999. The topic of the lecture was Assessing Attachment and the audience was Masters Degree students in the Clinical … Continue reading →
Posted in Adoption, Attachment, Book Reviews, Favourites, Fostering, Parenting, Trauma
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Tagged adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment therapy, books, child psychologist, child trauma, fostering, parenting
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Attachment therapy for children who have experienced family trauma
I am frequently asked by other professionals about what I do and what to do when referred a child who has experienced family trauma. What follows is a brief description of my work with these children. It is written with … Continue reading →
Posted in Adoption, Attachment, Favourites, Fostering, Parenting, Resilience, Therapy, Trauma, Wellbeing
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Tagged Adelaide, adoption, anxiety, arousal, attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment therapy, Australia, child psychologist, child trauma, development, fostering, parenting
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A tale of four children and their trip to the adventure playground: A resilience story
This following story represents an allegory for the approach to promoting resilience in children as found in the prologue to: Pearce, C. A Short Introduction to Promoting Resilience in Children. London: Jessica Kingsley, 2011 Once upon a time there were … Continue reading →
A Tale of Three Mice: An Attachment Story
Once upon a time there were three mice. The first mouse lived in a house that contained, along with furniture and other household goods and possessions, a lever and a hole in the wall from which food was delivered. Each … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Trauma, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice
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Tagged ACEs, adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, child trauma, fostering, kinship care, parenting, resilience, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, wellbeing
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Attachment and Resilience 