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Category Archives: Wellbeing
Self-regulation in the presence of challenging behaviours
This article, by Colby Pearce, was originally published on 10/4/14 by Parenting Beyond Punishment as part of their No-Spank-Challenge. Some thoughts on how to manage your emotions in the presence of your child’s difficult and challenging behaviours I am the … Continue reading
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Children's Behaviour, Fostering, Parenting, Wellbeing
Tagged AAA caregiving, adoption, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist Adelaide, childrens behaviour, fostercare, fostering, kinship care, resilience, Secure Start, wellbeing
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Teens, Alcohol and Drugs
Unless our teens experience us putting ourselves in their shoes, we cannot reasonably expect them to consider our experience of the consequences of their decision-making. After all, consideration of our experience is arguably one of the first things we would like them to think about when they make decisions regarding drugs and alcohol. Continue reading
Posted in Children's Behaviour, Parenting, Resilience, Wellbeing
Tagged adoption, alcohol, child psychologist Adelaide, drugs, fostercare, fostering, kinshipcare, parenting, residentialcare, socialcare, teens
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Punishment without understanding equals invalidation
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
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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Assessing Suicide Risk
Youth suicide remains a major public health concern of our time. Few things are more tragic than a young life cut short. Compounding the tragedy of youth suicide is the fact that suicide among young people is a permanent solution … Continue reading
In order to be heard we first need to listen
I think a lot about the concept of validation; and its antithesis, invalidation. In psychological terms, validation incorporates the experience that our thoughts, feelings, perspectives and intentions are understood, accepted and respected by significant others. Conversely, invalidation incorporates the experience … Continue reading
Posted in Favourites, Therapy, Wellbeing
Tagged child psychologist, child psychologist Adelaide, invalidation, psychology, resilience, validation, wellbeing
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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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Attachment and Resilience 