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Shanker Self-Reg®, a five-step method for managing stress, has rapidly gained traction in schools across Canada, and its impact has been nothing short of transformative. As educators embrace this approach, we're seeing significant shifts in how stress is managed, not...
Homeostasis The theory of self-regulating systems that maintain internal stability in the face of changing external conditions. Homeostatic Imbalance: Homeostatic imbalance is the key to what Selye was addressing with his General Adaptation Syndrome. His idea was that...
Every kid carries a different size stress backpack. We don’t realize this. We think stress is a constant, the same for every child. But it is not a constant, it is a variable. A function of the child’s biology, their upbringing and home life, their social experiences,...
The spiritual goal of Self-Reg is to enable every child, teen and adult to sense a higher truth. Something above and beyond social mores. To know the difference between good and evil. To feel the momentous weight of morality for the wellbeing of our own and future...
The spiritual goal of Self-Reg is to enable every child, teen and adult to sense a higher truth. Something above and beyond social mores. To know the difference between good and evil. To feel the momentous weight of morality for the wellbeing of our own and future...
The spiritual goal of Self-Reg is to enable every child, teen and adult to sense a higher truth. Something above and beyond social mores. To know the difference between good and evil. To feel the momentous weight of morality for the wellbeing of our own and future...
The spiritual goal of Self-Reg is to enable every child, teen and adult to sense a higher truth. Something above and beyond social mores. To know the difference between good and evil. To feel the momentous weight of morality for the wellbeing of our own and future...
We have seen an epidemic of conspiracy theories in the last few years. In no small part this is due to the monetization of “engagement farming”: the exploitation of extremist views as a way of generating advertising revenue. But there is a deeper current involved....
Calm: A physiological/psychological state in which: the brain is producing alpha waves; digestion and restorative metabolic processes are activated; muscles are relaxed; heart-rate and breathing have slowed; blood pressure is lower; the stress-response is muted;...
I inherited a sickly Phalaenopsis when my mother-in-law passed that must have been around 15 years old. In other words, towards the end of the natural lifespan of an orchid. But in her memory, I wanted to see if I could somehow bring it back to life. I carefully cut...
Maladaptive vs. Healthy Modes of Self-Regulation Another major distinction that we draw in Self-Reg is between maladaptive and healthy modes of self-regulation. In both cases, a child or youth is struggling to deal with stress that has caused a homeostatic imbalance....
Tantrum vs. Dysregulation Of the many distinctions that Self-Reg draws, one of the most important is between tantrum and dysregulation. A tantrum is seen as, sometimes as involuntary: i.e. not something that the child can inhibit. And sometimes as voluntary: i.e.,...
I keep hearing the same thing from analysts – the objective ones at least: “I don’t understand how this person can say what they’re saying.” There isn’t a parent around who hasn’t uttered pretty much the same words. Especially the parent of a teen. But if there’s one...
What is Self-Reg? Shanker Self-Reg® is a five step method that leads to restoration. There are five steps involved in Self-Reg: Reframe behaviour. The overall distinction here is between misbehaviour and stress-behaviour. Within this framework, Self-Reg draws a number...
Stress-Behaviour in Disguise In the chaotic world of parenting, teaching, and nurturing young minds, we often find ourselves grappling with behaviors that, on the surface, appear as deliberate acts of defiance or disobedience. As caregivers, educators, and leaders,...
Self-Reg Definitions Series by Stuart Shanker We Are All Experiencing Stress Ever wonder why parents and guardians seem to have a ton on their plate? Picture this: they're getting everyone ready for the day, sorting out meals, helping with homework, and juggling work...
Self-Reg Definitions Series by Stuart Shanker The Origins of Defining Self-Regulation “Self-regulation" is frequently defined in terms of the mastery of skills that control what we think and feel or how we act. But the origins of the concept trace back to Claude...
Parents and educators everywhere are asking the same question: What on earth is going on with our kids? That’s pretty much what our Self-Reg Summer Symposium (July 4-6, 2023) is all about this year: what is going on, deep in the brain, that’s causing an eruption of...
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