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Examining the Measures: Review of Self-Reg Components Captured in Current Measures Labelled “Self-Regulation”
By Daisy Pyman HBA and Brenda Smith-Chant PhD This article was published as part of Reframed: The Journal of Self-Reg Volume 1, Issue 1 (2017) Pyman,D. & Smith-Chant, B. (2017) Examining the Measures: Review of Self-Reg Components Captured in Current Measures...
Have Your Say: Biological Domain
When exploring stressors across The Five Domains of Self-Reg (biological, emotion, cognitive, social & prosocial), biological stressors are often the easiest to identify and explore. This domain involves physical health, sleep, nutrition, exercise, and various...
Masking Stress with Misbehaviour: A Shanker Self-Reg® Lens
by Susan Hopkins EdD and Elizabeth Shepherd MSc This article was published as part of Reframed: The Journal of Self-Reg Volume 1, Issue 1 (2017) Hopkins, S. & Shepherd, E. (2017) Masking stress with misbehaviour: A Shanker Self-Reg Lens. Reframe: The...
The Five Domains of Shanker Self-Reg
Self-Reg looks at stress and self-regulation (how we respond to stress) across five domains of experience: Biological: physiological factors:health, nutrition, sensory issues illness, tiredness Emotion: stressors around strong and uncomfortable emotions Cognitive:...
Nature Activities for Kids
There is no doubt that time in nature is good for children and adults alike. Most people know this from personal experience. But the benefits of nature are also well established in research. Time in nature is restorative in many ways. It feels good physically...
Reframing: A Literature Review
by Casey Burgess MA This article was published as part of Reframed: The Journal of Self-Reg Volume 1, Issue 1 (2017) Burgess, C. (2017). Reframing: A Literature Review. Reframe: The Journal of Self-Reg, 1(1), 40. Dr. Shanker’s paper (this volume) examines the concept...
Have Your Say: Self-Reg Spring Reset
Come February, chilly winters and shorter days become a bit tiresome and many of us are looking forward to the joys of spring which are just around the corner. With some of our snowdrops beginning to break the surface and come to life, we are thinking about growth and...
Hide and Seek: The Challenge of Understanding the Full Complexity of Stress and Stress-Reactivity
by Stuart Shanker, DPhil and Travis Francis, HBASc This article was published as part of Reframed: The Journal of Self-Reg Volume 1, Issue 1 (2017) Shanker, S & Francis, T. (2017). Hide and seek: The challenge of understanding the full complexity of...
The Five Practices of Self-Reg
Self-Reg helps us understand how excess stress causes, or worsens, behaviour and mood problems. But what do we do about it? The Five Practices of Self-Reg are a good place to start. Reframe the behaviour - Look at the behaviour differently, in terms of the stress that...
When Their Storm Meets Our Calm, Co-Regulation Occurs
This graphic, by educator Kristin Wiens, is a great metaphor for co-regulation, which is a core Self-Reg strategy. In Self-Reg, co-regulation means what happens when a caregiver regulates a child’s (or other person’s) behaviour and feelings through interactive,...
Self-Reg and Reframing
by Stuart Shanker DPhil and Casey Burgess MA This article was published as part of Reframed: The Journal of Self-Reg Volume 1, Issue 1 (2017) Shanker, S. & Burgess, C. (2017). Self-reg and reframing. Reframe: The Journal of Self-Reg, 1(1), 28-39. Abstract Shanker...
Have Your Say: Self-Reg Summer Symposium 2023
Have you seen? Our annual Self-Reg Summer Symposium (SRSS) is back in person! We would love to see you at SRSS, and show you why this has been described by some of our Self-Reggers as summer camp for adults. You can checkout out the snapshot here to see all the great...
The Self-Reg Show Episode 9: Cup Half Full? What Happens if My Cup Is Broken?
We have all heard the "cup half full" vs "cup half empty" debate. We have even discussed what to do to refill your cup and get back to restoration on this very podcast. But what can you do if you feel your cup is broken? What do you do if no matter what you try, you...
Reframe the Behaviour
This infographic, by educator Kristin Wiens, aptly illustrates the Shanker Self-Reg® practice of Reframing Behaviour: seeing and understanding the reasons for a child’s (or adult’s) behaviour in a different way. Why Reframe? Reframing helps us pause, reflect and ask...
You Are the Strategy
Adults who are responsible for children have many goals. We want to teach, comfort and amuse. We want to help kids have positive experiences, learn to get along with others and become responsible people who make good decisions and solve problems. And we have various...
Sparking Reframed: A Letter from the Editor
By Stuart Shanker, DPhil This article was published as part of Reframed: The Journal of Self-Reg Volume 1, Issue 1 (2017) Shanker,S. (2017). Sparking Reframed: A Letter from the Editor Stuart Shanker Reframe: The Journal of Self-Reg 1(1) ,4-7. A paradigm revolution,...
Have Your Say: Self-Reg Strategies
In the moment, when our stress loads are too high or in the face of explosive or inappropriate behaviour, we often look for a quick fix. The hope is that a quick fix can bring calm, can bring balance, be a teaching opportunity or even punish so that we can move...
The Multiplying Effect of Stressors
Shanker Self-Reg® recognizes that excess stress is almost never due to a single stressor. Read more about The Self-Reg Framework here. There is always more than one stressor involved, usually multiple stressors, causing a multiplying effect of stress. What's more,...
