by Aviva Dunsiger | Jun 17, 2026 | Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg for Parents, Self-Reg for the Early Years, Self-Reg in Schools, Self-Reg Media
I recently finished writing my report cards. While it felt good to be done this big, year-end task, I then went into school the next day and was surprised by what happened. Why Did Every Child Change? I like to think that I know my students well, and that their report...
by The MEHRIT Centre | Jun 15, 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
One educator learns Self-Reg. They start seeing things differently. They share what they are noticing with a colleague. The colleague reads something. Attends a workshop. Tries it with a student. Brings it back to a team meeting. And slowly, almost without anyone...
by The MEHRIT Centre | Jun 12, 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 role in schools and early childhood settings that is often invisible in professional development conversations. The person who is frequently right there when everything escalates. Who is sitting beside the child who cannot hold it together in the large...
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...
