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How do I get my child to go to sleep in their own bed?
In this blog I describe a methodology I used with my own children, and recommend in my practice. Before doing so, I would advise that this is a routine that I sustained across years. My children and I enjoyed this … Continue reading
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Tagged children's sleep, foster carer, fostering, kinship carer, parent, parenting, psychology, resilience, sleep, trauma informed, wellbeing
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A little extra Accessibility in tough times
Children first learn that we are accessible to them during infancy when we attend to them whether they are crying or quiet. Attending to infants whether they are crying or quiet provides experiences of their worth, of our proximity and … Continue reading
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Working with At-Risk Families: The Importance of Regulating Shame
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
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Tagged Child Protection, child welfare, connection, family, parenting, relationships, shame, therapeutic parenting, trauma informed, trauma informed practice, trauma responsive, trauma sensitive, wellbeing
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Five tips for supporting children impacted by natural disasters
This short article is a brief follow-up to Disaster Relief: Helping Children During (and After) Community Traumatic Events. Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Trauma, trauma informed, trauma informed care, Wellbeing
Tagged adoption, bushfires, child care, child development, early years, Education, educator, foster care, foster carer, kinship care, kinship carer, kinship carers, natural disasters, parent, parenting, parents, post adoption support, recovery, Social Care, trauma, wellbeing
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Disaster Relief: Helping children during (and after) community traumatic events
An article for parents and caregivers by Colby Pearce, Clinical Psychologist, Secure Start®. Traumatic events include any adverse event that challenges, or overwhelms, a child’s normal feelings of safety and everyday coping capacity. Traumatic events often occur suddenly and without … Continue reading
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Tagged child welfare, community trauma, foster care, foster carer, kinship care, kinship carer, parent, parenting, psychology, resilience, Social Care, trauma, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, trauma responsive, trauma sensitive, wellbeing
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