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Overcoming Attachment Trauma
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
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, child psychologist, child trauma, fostering, kinship care, parenting, residential care
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Opening Dialogue with Schools
I am often reading and hearing about the frustrations of parents and carers of children with special needs when interfacing with their children’s school. What follows is my attempt to open dialogue with a school that has otherwise proved resistant … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Resilience, Schools, Trauma
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, arousal, attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment therapy, child psychologist, child trauma, fostering, kinship care, resilience, school
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Respond to the need as well as the behaviour
Much is being written about empathic care and being in-tune with the needs of children. Below is an excerpt from my book A Short Introduction to Promoting Resilience in Children (London: Jessica Kingsley, 2011), which, itself, is based on material … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Children's Behaviour, Fostering, Parenting, Resilience, Schools, Trauma
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, child psychologist, child trauma, kinship care, parenting, resilience
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Proactive Needs Provision Required to Heal Trauma Hurts
Perhaps the most little known and understood aspect of childhood trauma is the impact inadequate needs provision has on the child’s perception of how their basic human needs will be met in future, and their associated actions to satisfy their … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, Parenting, Trauma, trauma informed, trauma informed care
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, anxiety, attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment therapy, child psychologist, child trauma, fostering, kinship care, parenting, resilience, therapeutic parenting, trauma informed, trauma informed care
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Attachment Trauma
If you looking for easy-to-read, high quality information about the effects of trauma in primary attachment relationships (hereafter referred to as attachment trauma), and what can be done to treat its effects during childhood, please visit my new page at securestart.com.au. … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, Parenting, Therapy, Trauma
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Tagged AAA caregiving, Adelaide, adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment therapy, child psychologist, child trauma, fostering, parenting
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Parenting “First Principles”
When considering how to foster your child’s capacity to cope better with life’s challenges, to be happy, and to conform to society’s expectations about behaviour, it is useful to consider the conditions under which you grow a happy, healthy, well-adjusted … Continue reading →
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, arousal, attachment, Attachment Disorder, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist, child trauma, childrens behaviour, development, fostering, parenting, resilience, wellbeing
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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 →
Attachment in schools who are managing students with complex needs
One of the challenges when working with children who have complex needs is ensuring that education authorities address their care and management requirements with understanding and sensitivity. Too often, the primary focus of education authorities is behavioural control and an over-reliance on … Continue reading →
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 →


