Tag Archives: kinship care

Self-regulation in the presence of challenging behaviours

Posted on April 14, 2014 by colbypearce

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 | Leave a comment

Reparative Attachment Therapy

Posted on February 12, 2014 by colbypearce

Reparative Attachment Therapy is the name used to refer to Colby’s therapeutic approach when treating children who have experienced the devastating effects of abuse, neglect, family violence and loss during their early developmental years. Key elements of Colby’s approach appear … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, Therapy, Trauma | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, anxiety, attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment therapy, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist Adelaide, child trauma, childrens behaviour, fostering, kinship care, parenting, residential care, Secure Start | Leave a comment

Triple-A Model of Therapeutic Care

Posted on February 11, 2014 by colbypearce

The Triple-A Model of Therapeutic Care is an evidence-based approach to the care of children who have experienced complex developmental trauma. The Model was developed by Secure Start Principal Clinical Psychologist, Colby Pearce, and represents an integration of knowledge and … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, Parenting, Trauma | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment therapy, child psychologist Adelaide, child trauma, fostering, kinship care, parenting, residential care | Leave a comment

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

Preparing your child for their first day of school

Posted on January 17, 2014 by colbypearce

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 | Leave a comment

Getting ready for back to school

Posted on January 17, 2014 by colbypearce

OK, so there is just under two weeks until the new school year and a common assertion to be heard from parents at this time is “my child is ready to go back to school”. A similar assertion is “I … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Children's Behaviour, Fostering, Parenting, Schools, Wellbeing | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, Adelaide, adoption, anxiety, arousal, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist Adelaide, childrens behaviour, Education, fostering, kinship care, parenting, psychology, resilience, school, Secure Start | Leave a 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

Compendiums of Attachment-Informed Articles

Posted on November 5, 2013 by colbypearce

Dear Visitors to this Site, I have recently collated a number of blog posts into two “compendiums”, which appear in Menu’s on the right hand side of this site. One compendium includes articles relating to the care, management and treatment … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adoption, attachment, attachment trauma, child psychologist, child psychologist Adelaide, developmental trauma, foster care, fostering, kinship care, parenting, psychology, residential care, resilience | Leave a comment

Secure Start

Posted on July 21, 2013 by colbypearce

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, Parenting, Resilience, Schools, Trauma | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, attachment, attachment therapy, child psychologist, fostering, kinship care, parenting, resilience | 2 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

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