Category Archives: Fostering

Oral stimulation facilitates feelings of wellbeing

Posted on January 17, 2014 by colbypearce

This is another of my posts on the Secure Start Facebook page. Let me know what you think! From the earliest hours of life, infants experience feelings of emotional wellbeing in association with suckling. As a result, a powerful association … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Children's Behaviour, Fostering, Parenting, Resilience, Wellbeing | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, anxiety, arousal, behaviour management, child psychologist, child psychologist Adelaide, childrens behaviour, fostering, meltdowns, parenting, resilience, Secure Start, wellbeing | Leave a comment

Restoring school-time sleep-wake cycle

Posted on January 17, 2014 by colbypearce

This is the first of a series of a short posts that I prepared for my Secure Start Facebook page. For those of you who don’t follow my page, I have included it here for you. As the return to … Continue reading →

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More than positive thinking and a resilient mindset

Posted on November 13, 2013 by colbypearce

A child’s resilience requires more than just a “resilient mindset” or “positive thinking”. It requires deeply-held and profound beliefs, formed during infancy and early childhood, that they are a good and capable and deserving person, that adults in a care … Continue reading →

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New thinking and a new approach required with looked-after children

Posted on November 13, 2013 by colbypearce

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 | 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 | 5 Comments

Eyes are mirrors for a child’s soul

Posted on October 20, 2013 by colbypearce

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Favourites, Fostering, Parenting, Resilience | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, attachment, attachment therapy, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist, childrens behaviour, development, fostering, parenting, resilience | 2 Comments

A gentle method for getting children settled to sleep in their own beds

Posted on September 25, 2013 by colbypearce

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 | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, anxiety, attachment, Attachment Disorder, child psychologist, child trauma, children's sleep, childrens behaviour, fostering, parenting, sleep | 4 Comments

The importance of empathy

Posted on September 15, 2013 by colbypearce

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 | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, attachment, child psychologist, development, empathy, parenting, resilience, Secure Start | Leave a comment

Strong Foundations

Posted on August 4, 2013 by colbypearce

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Favourites, Fostering, Parenting, Resilience | Tagged Adelaide, adoption, child psychologist, fostercare, fostering, parenting, Secure Start | 1 Comment

Secure Start

Posted on July 21, 2013 by colbypearce

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, Parenting, Resilience, Schools, Trauma | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, attachment, attachment therapy, child psychologist, fostering, kinship care, parenting, resilience | 2 Comments

Overcoming Attachment Trauma

Posted on June 1, 2013 by colbypearce

This is a post for those adults who relate to children who have experienced trauma in their primary attachment relationship(s); whether you may be their parent, relative carer, kinship carer, adoptive parent, foster parent, residential carer, teacher or education support … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, Parenting, Schools, Trauma | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, child psychologist, child trauma, fostering, kinship care, parenting, residential care | 11 Comments

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