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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 13: Andrew Isaac

Posted on July 14, 2025 by colbypearce

I am pleased to advise that episode 13 of The Secure Start podcast is live. My guest for this podcast is Andrew Isaac. Andrew is a highly accomplished leader within heavily regulated healthcare, children’s services and special needs education environments.  … Continue reading →

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An allegory about attachment theory

Posted on July 19, 2020 by colbypearce

‪A Tale of Three Mice: An Attachment Story continues to attract attention among other writers looking for a short allegory introducing Attachment Theory. This week from a publisher of a book about child development. I updated the story in the … Continue reading →

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Five tips for getting your child off to sleep in their own bed

Posted on January 16, 2020 by colbypearce

One of the more common struggles reported by parents and caregivers is getting children off to sleep in their own bed.  What follows is a simple method to address this issue that I often recommend, and that I used with … Continue reading →

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Foster Carers report Model of Care Interesting and Helpful

Posted on April 8, 2017 by colbypearce

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is an independent authority established to drive high-quality and safe care for people using health and social care services in Ireland. HIQA monitors foster care services against the National Standards for Foster Care, … Continue reading →

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Foster Care Enriched

Posted on February 21, 2016 by colbypearce

People often ask: What can I do to help this child? This is an interesting question. Which of the following statements best reflects the answer you would like to receive to this question, were you asking it? This is what … Continue reading →

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What did the man do?

Posted on April 24, 2015 by colbypearce

  I am fascinated by videos such as these, of otherwise untamed species of animal developing a special bond with humans. I am particularly interested when, as in the case of the video below, the member of the otherwise untamed … Continue reading →

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