by The MEHRIT Centre | Jun 8, 2026 | Apply Self-Reg, Learn Self-Reg, Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg Community, Self-Reg for Parents, Self-Reg for the Early Years, Self-Reg Haven, Self-Reg in Schools, Self-Reg Media, Self-Reg Tools
There is a phrase that circulates in Self-Reg communities: “soft eyes.” It is a reminder to look at a child’s behaviour with compassion and curiosity rather than judgment. It is a good reminder. An important one. And it is never the whole answer. At...
by The MEHRIT Centre | Jun 5, 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 Haven, Self-Reg in Schools, Self-Reg Media
A lot of people come to Self-Reg having already heard the phrase “co-regulation.” They might even feel like they know what it means: helping a child calm down, using a quiet voice, getting down to their level. Those things are not wrong. But they are the...
by Self-Reg Community | Jun 4, 2026 | Apply Self-Reg, Learn Self-Reg, Learner Written, Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg for Parents, Self-Reg Media
Blog by Self-Reg Learning Facilitator’s Program Alumni Kaitie Westbrook Recognizing the Moment When Capacity Disappears There’s a moment I’ve come to recognize in my 7-year-old. It happens after he’s already started his homework, when he’s shown me he can do it. Then...
by Self-Reg Community | Jun 2, 2026 | Apply Self-Reg, Learn Self-Reg, Learner Written, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg Community, Self-Reg Media
Blog written by Shauna Whiteside, a Self-Reg Foundations Certificate Program alumni. I recently got a puppy and she taught me something vital: overwhelm can make us believe that the difficult feelings of the present are permanent, when in fact they are not. When I...
by The MEHRIT Centre | Jun 1, 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 Haven, Self-Reg in Schools, Self-Reg Media
The Arc of the Day Matters More Than We Think Picture a kindergarten classroom at 2:00 in the afternoon. Or a middle school hallway right after lunch on a Friday. Or a Grade 3 class in the third week of November. If you have spent time in schools or early childhood...
by The MEHRIT Centre | May 29, 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 Haven, Self-Reg Media
Think about a student you have found yourself puzzling over. Maybe they shut down mid-task for no apparent reason. Maybe they explode over something that seems tiny. Maybe they are just… unreachable some days, even when everything looks fine on the...
