Tag Archives: relationships

Working with At-Risk Families: The Importance of Regulating Shame

Posted on February 1, 2020 by colbypearce

In The Zahir, author Paulo Coelho tells the story of two firefighters who take a break from fighting a forest fire by a stream. The face of one of the firefighters is dirty and sooty. The face of the other … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Parenting, trauma informed, trauma informed practice | Tagged Child Protection, child welfare, connection, family, parenting, relationships, shame, therapeutic parenting, trauma informed, trauma informed practice, trauma responsive, trauma sensitive, wellbeing | Leave a comment

A Short Introduction to the Kinship CARE Project

Posted on April 10, 2019 by colbypearce

Access a PDF of the full article here. In South Australia, forty-six percent of children in out-of-home care with an authority to place are in a kinship care placement. Kinship care is the largest form of out-of-home care in South … Continue reading →

Posted in kinship care, training, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice | Tagged attachment, howto, kinship care, kinship care matters, kinship carer, psychology, relationships, therapeutic care, training, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice | Leave a comment

Your child’s CARE requirements through the years

Posted on August 18, 2018 by colbypearce

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Fostering, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged adoption, attachment, child development, development, fostercare, kinshipcare, learning, parenting, psychology, relationships, resilience, wellbeing | Leave a comment

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 →