Category Archives: early learning

What is ‘good’ parenting and caregiving?

Posted on March 2, 2020 by colbypearce

With the uptake of strengths-based approaches to child welfare practice in Australia and related child protection jurisdictions in Europe and North America, it is timely to consider what is ‘good’ parenting and caregiving. In this article I briefly introduce a … Continue reading →

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Five tips for getting your child off to sleep in their own bed

Posted on January 16, 2020 by colbypearce

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 … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Parenting – The CARE Curriculum

Posted on December 2, 2019 by colbypearce

Since I began updating A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder in early 2016, the CARE Therapeutic Framework is the name I have used when referring to content and strategies associated with the CARE Model (Consistency, Accessibility, Responsiveness, Emotional … Continue reading →

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Addressing Trauma in the Early Learning Setting: The CARE Approach

Posted on September 30, 2019 by colbypearce

Following the success of the resources for trauma-informed practice in early learning centres, I am pleased to advise of my new training workshop: Addressing Trauma in the Early Learning Setting: The CARE approach. Continue reading →

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Childhood Trauma Fact Sheets for Early Learning Educators

Posted on September 17, 2019 by colbypearce

I am pleased to be able to make available three fact sheets for early learning educators. Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, early learning, Schools, Training Programs, Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged attachment, behaviour, child care, children, early learning, educator, educators, preschool, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, trauma sensitive, wellbeing | Leave a comment

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