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Below you will find the presentation’s slides as well as a compilation of resources and recommended readings to dive deeper into the Self-Reg concepts presented. Feel free to explore our website for more Self-Reg content or reach out to info@self-reg.ca if you have any questions.
Susan Hopkins Presentation on January 21, 2026: Download here
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Self-Reg for Parents
Dr. Shanker discusses Self-Reg or parents and outlines The Seeds of Self-Reg Parenting.
Self-Reg: The Basics
Shanker Self-Reg® is a process for enhancing self- regulation by understanding and dealing with stress. In Self-Reg we consider both our responses to stress and our underlying state of energy and tension when we encounter a stress.
Self-Reg Parenting Course
Self-Reg Parenting is an online course that shows parents how to apply Shanker Self-Reg® in their day-to-day parenting.
Feeling Stressed: A Self-Reg Course for Teens
Feeling Stressed is a course that will help teenagers truly understand stress and how they are influenced by it, while giving them the tools to respond to, and even thrive in the face of the stresses in their lives.
Book: Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child and You Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life
According to world-renowned self-regulation expert Dr. Stuart Shanker, there is no such thing as a bad kid. Even the most frustrating, annoying or troubling child behaviour has an explanation. And that explanation is usually stress.
Courses
Breaking The Stress Cycle
A self-paced,12 module parenting course that makes a great companion to Dr. Shanker’s 2016 book: ‘Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life’. Enjoy new video content from Dr. Shanker and Susan Hopkins as they cover each chapter of the book with their latest insights into each topic.
Self-Reg in Early Childhood Development
Young children are already capable. Our role as adults is to create relationships and experiences that make room for children to safely explore. Within that safety, children can grow and expand what they’re capable of. We can understand children’s stress and learn to address it (and our own) to support self-regulation. Self-Reg is Dr. Stuart Shanker’s framework for enhancing self-regulation by understanding and dealing with stress.
The Self-Reg in Early Childhood Development Program is perfect for all educators and leaders who support kids in their earliest years! The certificate program is 100% online and includes three courses that explore child development from birth to age 10.
Enhancing Resilience in Children and Youth
In this Self-Reg program focused on resilience, we learn how to identify and overcome what is holding back many children and teens, we can spark their ability and desire to take on new learning, new challenges and new opportunities for increased health, well-being and community building.
Self-Reg Foundations Certificate Program
Our flagship Self-Reg Foundations Certificate Program has been a game-changer for thousands of learners, bringing them to an entirely new understanding of what makes people tick. Join Stuart Shanker and Susan Hopkins as they take you deep into the science of self-regulation and stress, including the brain/body stress system, how stress affects children’s behaviour and the importance of relationships in self-regulation and learning.