Dr Chris MooreApr 57 minNurture Principle 4: The Power of CommunicationAs we delve into the second half of this series of blogs on the whole-school application of the Principles of Nurture, this one looks at...
Dr Chris MooreJan 267 minNurture Principle 3: The Development of WellbeingThis blog considers the third of the six Principles of Nurture: “The importance of nurture for the development of wellbeing”. This is...
Dr Chris MooreJan 47 minNurture Principle 2: The Classroom offers a Safe BaseContinuing the series on the Six Principles of Nurture, this blog will examine the second principle: “The classroom offers a safe base”....
Dr Chris MooreNov 22, 20217 minNurture Principle 1: Learning is Understood DevelopmentallyThis new series of blogs will look at the Six Principles of Nurture and how they are relevant not just to Nurture Groups and nurturing...
Dr Chris MooreOct 20, 20216 minStaying within your Window of ToleranceDan Siegel refers to the Window of Tolerance as a span of harmonious functioning. He likens it to a middle ground between chaos and...
Dr Chris MooreSep 1, 20214 minEmbracing your Circle of InfluenceIt can be difficult to put plans in place and take appropriate action when we are flooded with anxious thoughts. Shifting our focus to...
Dr Chris MooreMar 31, 202110 minThe High-Rise of Reason: Part 3 of the 3 RsIn the final part of this series on Dr Bruce Perry’s 3 Rs (Regulate-Relate-Reason), I’m now looking at Reason. Too often we leap over the...
Dr Chris MooreMar 3, 20218 minRelational Routes: Part 2 of the 3 RsIn my previous blog, I wrote about part 1 of Dr Bruce Perry’s sequence of engagement (Regulate-Relate-Reason)....
Dr Chris MooreJan 27, 202110 minThe Constellation of Regulation: Part 1 of the 3 RsAt the end of 2020, I wrote a blog about the Arousal Continuum and how a child’s ability to learn and cope with different experiences...
Dr Chris MooreJan 12, 202110 min"We can't direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails"There’s no getting away from stress. It’s part and parcel of everyday life and it’s an important factor in helping us to learn, grow and...
Dr Chris MooreDec 30, 20206 minNew Year's Affirmations for Self-CareRather than making some New Year’s Resolutions and inevitably failing to meet any of them, this blog will look at some positive...
Dr Chris MooreNov 3, 20207 minCompensate for my Brain State: The Arousal ContinuumFrom undertaking the “Introduction to the NME Training Series” and having read much of Dr Bruce Perry’s work on trauma – including his...
Dr Chris MooreOct 28, 20209 minTroubleshooting Self-Care: Having a R.E.S.E.T.Self-care is difficult. I think it’s important to say this, as someone who has struggled for a long time to give myself permission to...
Dr Chris MooreSep 15, 20205 minPromoting School Readiness with Descriptive CommentingThe Incredible Years Programme by Carolyn Webster-Stratton is designed to promote children’s academic, social and emotional competence....
Dr Chris MooreAug 31, 202012 minReturning to School using the 5 Principles of RecoveryResearch findings from Stevan Hobfoll et al (2007) offer five essential elements of intervention for disasters and mass trauma. Everyone...
Dr Chris MooreAug 11, 20207 minLanguage Matters: Words which Connect, Soothe & NurtureIn times of stress and uncertainty, our choice of language matters. Thinking beyond how we deliver instructions or provide information,...
Dr Chris MooreJul 22, 20207 minWhat is the behaviour communicating? The RETHINK ModelFollowing on my most recent blog on Heather Geddes’ Learning Triangle, this post looks at another innovative model for considering...
Dr Chris MooreJul 6, 20209 minThe Learning Triangle: A Model for Attachment & LearningThis blog post explores the Learning Triangle, a model of attachment and learning developed by Heather Geddes. She promotes a three-way...
Dr Chris MooreJun 30, 20205 minProcessing Speed: Ideas for the ClassroomWhat is Processing Speed? Weiss et al (2019) liken processing speed to a clerk within an organisation; someone who job it is to carry out...
Dr Chris MooreJun 23, 20206 minWorking Memory: Ideas for the ClassroomSusan Gathercole and Tracy Alloway describe Working Memory as the ability to hold and manipulate information in mind for a short time. It...