Tag Archives: child trauma

Adopting a balanced view

Posted on January 29, 2014 by colbypearce

This short article first appeared in the Blog for The Adoption Social on 21/1/14. I am grateful to the administrators of that site for their interest in my work and my views regarding the care of children. I was born … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, Parenting, Trauma, Wellbeing | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, attachment, attachment therapy, child psychologist, child psychologist Adelaide, child trauma, development, fostering, kinship care, parenting, residential care, Secure Start | 1 Comment

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

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

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 →

Posted in Resilience, Wellbeing, Youth Suicide | Tagged AAA caregiving, child psychologist, child trauma, resilience, Suicide, wellbeing, Youth Suicide | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Attachment, Wellbeing, Youth Suicide | Tagged AAA caregiving, attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment therapy, behaviour problems, child psychologist, child trauma, parenting, resilience, wellbeing, Youth Suicide | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Youth Suicide | Tagged attachment, child psychologist, child trauma, music, resilience, Secure Start, Suicide, wellbeing, Youth Suicide | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Youth Suicide | Tagged child psychologist, child trauma, resilience, Suicide, wellbeing, Youth Suicide | 5 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

Opening Dialogue with Schools

Posted on May 21, 2013 by colbypearce

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 | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, arousal, attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment therapy, child psychologist, child trauma, fostering, kinship care, resilience, school | 1 Comment

Respond to the need as well as the behaviour

Posted on March 11, 2013 by colbypearce

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 | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, child psychologist, child trauma, kinship care, parenting, resilience | 1 Comment

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