by Susan Hopkins | Aug 7, 2026 | Apply Self-Reg, Learn Self-Reg, Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg for Parents, Self-Reg for the Early Years, Self-Reg in Schools
I’ve always loved the marshmallow test. You probably remember it. A young child sits alone in a room with a marshmallow and hears a simple challenge: wait a few minutes without eating it, and you’ll receive a second marshmallow. The experiment was...
by Susan Hopkins | Jul 30, 2026 | Apply Self-Reg, Learn Self-Reg, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg Media
The WiFi gets shut off in the middle of a game. Within seconds, a child who seemed perfectly calm is yelling, throwing the controller, or slamming a door. The adult is left wondering what just happened. Two minutes ago, everything seemed fine. Now the whole evening...
by Susan Hopkins | Jul 22, 2025 | Apply Self-Reg, Learn Self-Reg, Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg Community, Self-Reg for Parents, Self-Reg for the Early Years, Self-Reg in Schools
There’s a reason I’m writing this today. In 2025, an education authority is rumoured to be considering reducing the number of breaks in the school day. Let me be clear: please don’t do this. It’s wrong for students. It’s wrong for educators. And it won’t lead you...
by Susan Hopkins | Jun 24, 2025 | Learn Self-Reg, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg Community, Self-Reg for the Early Years, Self-Reg in Schools
On one hand, there was the relief. The promise of summer vacation. The sheer need for space and rest. For a break from the “Can I go to the bathroom?” chorus and the thousand times a day someone needed me—for something, anything, everything. After ten months of...
by Susan Hopkins | Jun 17, 2025 | Learn Self-Reg, Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg for the Early Years, Self-Reg in Schools
It’s June here in Canada. For many of us, this is “that” time of year. The final stretch. Field trips, year-end assemblies, transition meetings, report cards. And under it all, this mix of exhaustion, emotion, and a kind of invisible weight that doesn’t quite have a...
