Dr Chris Moore
What is the behaviour communicating? The RETHINK Model
Following on my most recent blog on Heather Geddes’ Learning Triangle, this post looks at another innovative model for considering...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Jul 6, 2020
- 9 min
The Learning Triangle: A Model for Attachment & Learning
This blog post explores the Learning Triangle, a model of attachment and learning developed by Heather Geddes. She promotes a three-way...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Jun 30, 2020
- 5 min
Processing Speed: Ideas for the Classroom
What is Processing Speed? Weiss et al (2019) liken processing speed to a clerk within an organisation; someone who job it is to carry out...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Jun 23, 2020
- 6 min
Working Memory: Ideas for the Classroom
Susan Gathercole and Tracy Alloway describe Working Memory as the ability to hold and manipulate information in mind for a short time. It...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Jun 16, 2020
- 5 min
Flourishing in stressful times: Ideas for self-care using PERMA
At the time of writing, the debate rages on about the proposals for children to return to school. Plans are made and unmade. We veer...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Jun 9, 2020
- 7 min
Ideas for Showing Up & Being Present using the 4 Ss
This blog post is looking at the 4 Ss outlined in the most recent book from Dr Dan Siegel and Dr Tina Payne Bryson – “The Power of...
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Dr Chris Moore
- May 26, 2020
- 14 min
An A to Z of a Nurturing Environment
Inspired by the brilliant “Resilience Alphabet” (developed by Martha Simpson and Philip Wong) which is being circulated by Education...
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Dr Chris Moore
- May 18, 2020
- 13 min
Applying the 4 Rs of Trauma-Informed Approaches in the return to school
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recommend four key assumptions for a trauma-informed approach....
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Dr Chris Moore
- May 12, 2020
- 6 min
6 Steps of Trauma-Sensitive Connection
I’ve always loved the model of the “downstairs” and “upstairs” brain, outlined in “The Whole-Brain Child” by Dan Siegel and Tina Payne...
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Dr Chris Moore
- May 5, 2020
- 9 min
Supporting post-lockdown education using the 6 principles of Nurture
As plans are drawn up for relaxing the COVID-19 restrictions and thinking about children’s return to school, the narratives within...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Apr 27, 2020
- 7 min
"I need you to...": Stepping into the shoes of a child who has experienced trauma, loss & change
This blog is going to be written from the perspective of a child or young person who has experienced trauma, loss and/or significant...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Apr 20, 2020
- 9 min
Treating Trauma with Hope & Optimism
When children and young people experience trauma and loss, this has significant implications for their sense of self. If we think of the...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Apr 17, 2020
- 4 min
Tips for Sensory Needs - Tactile
What is the Tactile sense? The Tactile system is our sense of touch, governed by receptors all over our skin. It gives us an enormous...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Apr 13, 2020
- 7 min
Managing Stress - Calming our Actions
Our actions are greatly affected by chronic stress. We may try to avoid situations, become preoccupied with the means of quickly escaping...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Apr 9, 2020
- 5 min
Tips for Sensory Needs - Auditory
What is the Auditory Sense? Simply put, this is the ability to hear sounds. Carol Stock Kranowitz, author of “The Out-of-Sync Child”,...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Apr 6, 2020
- 7 min
Managing Stress - Calming our Thoughts
Almost half of the thoughts we have each day wander into the past or the future, instead of focusing on the here-and-now. As Rick Hason...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Apr 5, 2020
- 5 min
Managing Stress - Calming the Body
Stress is a survival mechanism which puts our bodies and mind on alert and prepares us to look out for and manage threats. Fighting,...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Apr 2, 2020
- 5 min
Tips for Sensory Needs - Proprioception
What is the Proprioceptive Sense? This sensory system is governed by our muscles and joints and is related to body awareness. It gives us...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Mar 24, 2020
- 6 min
"I See You": Being Connected during the Coronavirus Crisis
Families are going to be spending a lot of time together at home, now that we are increasingly being asked to stay indoors. This will be...
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Dr Chris Moore
- Mar 16, 2020
- 7 min
Managing Stress: Self-Care during the Coronavirus Crisis
At the time of writing, we are faced with the prospect of a nationwide closure of schools and the curtailing of other businesses and...
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