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Stuart Shanker

Dr. Stuart Shanker is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Psychology from York University and the Founder & Visionary of The MEHRIT Centre, Ltd. Stuart has served as an advisor on early child development to government organizations across Canada and the US, and in countries around the world. Dr. Shanker also blogs for Psychology Today

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The Self-Reg Framework: Biological Domain

The Self-Reg Framework: Biological Domain

The Five Domains of Self-Reg: Biological Domain Shanker Self-Reg® helps us consider self-regulation and stress across five interrelated domains: biological, emotion, cognitive, social and prosocial. The first domain we are going to explore is the Biological...

Words Matter: Updates to the Triune Brain

Words Matter: Updates to the Triune Brain

Stuart and Susan discuss an important change in Self-Reg terminology For more than five years the Triune Brain has been a foundational concept in the scientific underpinnings of Self-Reg. That’s because this theory—or perhaps, more aptly, this metaphor—is so helpful...

The Fourth Strategy

The Fourth Strategy

It’s that time of the year when the hook modellers have come out in full force. And oh my, have they ever gotten good at their craft. All of the psychological tricks are there: the appeal to scarcity; the suggestion of crowd behaviour; the advice of some supposed...

Self-Reg for Teens

Self-Reg for Teens

What is Self-Reg? Self-Reg is a way to understand and improve self-regulation by understanding and dealing with stress better. In Self-Reg we look at how we respond to stress and how those responses are related to our tension and energy levels.   Self-Regulation...

Self-Reg for Elementary Teachers

Self-Reg for Elementary Teachers

What is Self-Reg all about? Shanker Self-Reg® is a process for enhancing self- regulation by understanding and dealing with stress. In Self-Reg we consider both our responses to stress and our underlying state of energy and tension when we encounter a stress....

Self-Reg in the Early Years

Self-Reg in the Early Years

Self-Regulation in Preschoolers The early years are a time of extraordinary growth and development. Children’s capacity for self- regulation—how they manage energy expenditure in response to stressors and then recover from the effort—becomes wired during these...