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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 →

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Guess how much I love you

Posted on September 21, 2013 by colbypearce

Guess How Much I love you, by Sam McBratney, was a favourite bedtime story for my youngest son. Such was its impact that the final line “I love you right up to the moon . . . and back” became … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Shit of a kid

Posted on September 14, 2013 by colbypearce

This shit of a kid has been married for more than twenty years. This shit of a kid has three happy, healthy, confident children. This shit of a kid was the first member of his paternal family in living memory to attend university. This shit of … Continue reading →

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Locus of control and youth suicide

Posted on September 11, 2013 by colbypearce

In this, the last post for a little while about my historical publications concerning youth suicide and mental health, I want to introduce you to the following paper: Pearce, C.M., & Martin, G. (1993). Locus of Control as an Indicator of … Continue reading →

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The significance of touch

Posted on September 11, 2013 by colbypearce

If only I knew then what I know now! This sentiment particularly applies to the third in a series of posts on this site about published articles that arose out of the collaboration between Professor Graham Martin and myself between … Continue reading →

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Music preference and suicidal behaviour among adolescents

Posted on September 10, 2013 by colbypearce

In my earlier post Predicting Suicide Attempts Among Adolescents I refer to a series of research papers that arose from my collaboration with Professor Graham Martin in the early 1990’s. The first paper published as a result of that collaboration … Continue reading →

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Predicting suicide attempts among adolescents

Posted on September 10, 2013 by colbypearce

On this, World Suicide Prevention Day, I thought it fitting to draw your attention to one of my earlier publications: Pearce, C. & Martin, G (1994), Predicting Suicide Attempts Among Adolescents. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 90 : 324-328. Between 1991 and 1995 … Continue reading →

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Strong Foundations

Posted on August 4, 2013 by colbypearce
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Secure Start

Posted on July 21, 2013 by colbypearce
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