Colby Pearce
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Punishment is Problematic
People do not act for no reason. They may act in response to an idea. They may act in response to an emotion. They may act in response to a need that requires satisfaction. They may act because the way … Continue reading
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Children's Behaviour, Fostering, Parenting, Resilience, Schools
Tagged behaviour management, Child Psychiology, foster care, fostering, kinship care, mental health, parenting, psychology, residential care, schools, Social Care, Social Work, teachers, Understanding, validation, wellbeing, Wisdom
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Dear Teacher
Dear Teacher. I do not know what words to use to express my thoughts and feelings so I asked my psychologist to help me with this letter. I feel unsafe at school. People bother me. Especially when they are doing … Continue reading
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Fostering, Schools, Trauma
Tagged abuse, Child Abuse, child psychologist, child trauma, interpersonal trauma, mental health, neglect, psychology, schools, teachers, trauma
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Wellness, Wellbeing and Resilience in Children
Decades of research has identified three factors that play a key role in children’s resilience. These three factors are: Individual factors (i.e. characteristics of the individual) Relationship/social factors (i.e. characteristics of their relationships) Environmental factors (i.e. characteristics of their environment). … Continue reading
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Resilience, Schools, Wellbeing
Tagged anxiety, childpsychologistadelaide, children, parenting, positivepsychology, resilience, schools, securestart, teachers, wellbeing, wellness
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Preparing your child for their first day of school
This is another brief post from the Secure Start Facebook post, which I considered might be of interest to followers here. At the request of one of our regular visitors to this page, I am going to share some thoughts … Continue reading
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Fostering, Parenting, Resilience, Schools, Wellbeing
Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, anxiety, arousal, child psychologist, child psychologist Adelaide, Education, fostering, kinship care, parenting, resilience, school, Secure Start, wellbeing
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Getting ready for back to school
OK, so there is just under two weeks until the new school year and a common assertion to be heard from parents at this time is “my child is ready to go back to school”. A similar assertion is “I … Continue reading
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Children's Behaviour, Fostering, Parenting, Schools, Wellbeing
Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, Adelaide, adoption, anxiety, arousal, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist Adelaide, childrens behaviour, Education, fostering, kinship care, parenting, psychology, resilience, school, Secure Start
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Restoring school-time sleep-wake cycle
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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