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A Paradigm Shift, A Letter From One Educator to Another

by Self-Reg Community | May 15, 2023 | Apply Self-Reg, Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg in Schools

This is a letter written to a fellow teacher by an educator and Self-Reg program alumni. By: Alexandra Dana Gross Dear Miss _____, Thank you for taking the time to so accurately observe and comprehensively note _____’s behaviors in the classroom! It is very helpful to...

Have Your Say: Spring Stressors

by The MEHRIT Centre | May 10, 2023 | Apply Self-Reg, Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg for Parents, Self-Reg in Schools

Many people, particularly those of us who live in cold winter climates, see spring as a time of hope and renewal – or at least the beginning of warmer weather. That doesn’t sound stressful at all, does it? On the other hand… Spring, like almost any period or...

The Five Practices of Self-Reg

by The MEHRIT Centre | May 8, 2023 | Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg for Parents, Self-Reg for the Early Years, Self-Reg in Schools

This infographic by educator Kristin Wiens illustrates the Five Practices of Self-Reg (previously called steps). Reframe the Behaviour: Look at and understand the behaviour differently, in terms of the stress that caused it. Recognize the Stressors: Be a “stress...

Ways to Restore Energy

by Steph | May 4, 2023 | Apply Self-Reg, Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg for Parents, Self-Reg Haven, Self-Reg in Schools

Learning how to “do” Self-Reg is multi-faceted. It includes learning and understanding the science and theory and then using that knowledge to develop new ways of seeing, understanding and responding to behaviour and reactions in others (and ourselves). That is an...

Have Your Say: Reducing Stressors

by The MEHRIT Centre | May 3, 2023 | Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg Community, Self-Reg for Parents, Self-Reg in Schools

When we think of good stress management the word coping often springs to mind, instead of reducing stressors. Yet coping has traditionally implied a kind of self-control—powering our way through stressful periods with “grit’ and “fortitude.” That kind of coping...

Examples of Stressors in the 5 Domains

by The MEHRIT Centre | May 1, 2023 | Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg for Parents, Self-Reg for the Early Years, Self-Reg in Schools

People tend to think of a stressor as something—a situation, experience or stimulus—that is distressful. However, that’s not always the case. Some fairly routine stimuli are stressors even though we don’t think of them as such. Why? Because what all stressors having...