5 Things Foster Carers Wish Professionals Knew About Trauma-Informed Care | #TRIBE Talk - Ep. 32

How To Help Your Child Navigate Bedtime Successfully | #TRIBE Talk Ep. 35

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2543575/fan_mail/new] In this episode of TRIBE Talk, we explore why bedtime can be one of the most challenging parts of the day for some children. While bedtime struggles are often viewed as a behavioural issue, they can frequently be linked to anxiety, attachment needs, emotional regulation difficulties, and past experiences of trauma. As the distractions of the day reduce, worries, fears, and big emotions can become more difficult for children to manage. Using a trauma-informed lens, we discuss what may sit beneath bedtime resistance, repeated requests, avoidance, emotional outbursts, and difficulties settling to sleep. This episode provides practical strategies to help children feel safe, regulated, and supported at bedtime while reducing stress for the adults caring for them. Check out our other podcasts: How To Help Teens With Exam Stress: https://youtu.be/85PKxqqzWTc

What Makes a Children's Home Trauma-Informed? | #TRIBE Talk - Ep. 34

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2543575/fan_mail/new] In this episode of TRIBE Talk, we explore what it really means for a children's home to be trauma-informed. While many services describe themselves as trauma-informed, the reality is that trauma-informed care is much more than training, policies, or good intentions. It requires a whole-system approach that shapes how staff understand behaviour, build relationships, respond to crises, and support young people every day. Drawing on real-world experience from residential care settings, we discuss the key ingredients of effective trauma-informed residential care and how they create environments where children can feel safe, develop trusting relationships, and begin to heal from past adversity. Episode Highlights: * What trauma-informed residential care actually means * Why training alone is not enough to create trauma-informed practice * Understanding behaviour through a trauma and attachment lens * The role of relationships in supporting healing and recovery * Creating safety, predictability, and consistency within the home * Supporting staff to deliver trauma-informed care effectively * How assessment, formulation, and intervention work together * What good trauma-informed residential care looks like in everyday practice

What To Do When Your Child's Behaviours Are Escalating | #TRIBE Talk - Ep. 33

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2543575/fan_mail/new] In this episode of TRIBE Talk, we explore what to do when a child’s behaviour feels like it is escalating—when emotions are becoming bigger, conflict is increasing, and strategies that once worked no longer seem effective. For many parents and carers, these moments can feel overwhelming, exhausting, and difficult to make sense of. Using a trauma-informed and behavioural lens, we unpack what may sit underneath escalating behaviours and why children often communicate distress through actions rather than words. This episode focuses on practical, compassionate responses that help reduce escalation, strengthen regulation, and rebuild connection—supporting adults to move away from reactive cycles and towards calmer, more effective support. Check Out TRIBE Trauma Informed Care Here: https://www.tribecare.org/ [https://www.tribecare.org/] Episode Highlights: *  Why behaviours may escalate over time  *  Understanding the difference between “won’t” and “can’t”  *  How stress, overwhelm, and unmet needs show up behaviourally  *  Common adult responses that accidentally increase escalation  *  Practical de-escalation and co-regulation strategies  *  Why connection and predictability matter during difficult moments  *  Knowing when additional support may be needed

5 Things Foster Carers Wish Professionals Knew About Trauma-Informed Care | #TRIBE Talk - Ep. 32

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2543575/fan_mail/new] In this episode of TRIBE Talk, we bring the voice of foster carers to the forefront highlighting what they wish professionals truly understood about trauma-informed care. Foster carers are on the front line of supporting children with complex trauma, yet their insights are often underrepresented in decision-making, planning, and intervention design. This episode explores five key messages that can transform how professionals work alongside carers—moving from fragmented, inconsistent approaches to more aligned, relational, and effective support. Grounded in real-world experience and trauma-informed principles, this conversation focuses on improving collaboration, strengthening understanding, and ultimately achieving better outcomes for children. Check out the TRIBE Trauma Informed Care training at: https://www.tribecare.org/ [https://www.tribecare.org/] Episode Highlights: * Why consistency between home and professional input is critical * The importance of listening to and valuing carers’ lived experience * How misalignment between professionals and carers impacts children * Supporting carers, not just the child * Building stronger, more collaborative relationships between carers and professionals

Why Endings Are So Hard for Care-Experienced Children | | #TRIBE Talk - Ep. 31

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2543575/fan_mail/new] In this episode of TRIBE Talk, we explore why endings, big or small, can feel particularly difficult for care-experienced children. Whether it’s the end of a visit, a school day, a relationship, or a placement, these moments can trigger intense emotional responses that may seem disproportionate to what’s happening in the present. Through a trauma-informed lens, we unpack how past experiences of loss, separation, and unpredictability shape children’s responses to endings. We discuss how these experiences can impact trust, emotional regulation, and expectations of relationships, and why endings may be experienced as unsafe rather than simply transitional. This episode offers practical, compassionate guidance for parents, carers, and professionals—helping you understand what sits beneath these reactions and how to support children through endings in a way that builds safety, predictability, and emotional resilience over time. Episode Highlights: * Why endings can feel overwhelming for care-experienced children * The impact of loss, separation, and disrupted attachments * How past experiences shape present reactions to endings * Why even small transitions can trigger big emotions * The role of predictability and preparation * Practical ways to support children before, during, and after endings * Building trust and emotional safety around transitions