Thank you for this opportunity to complete this self regulation course. It has opened my eyes to a lot I did not know.

If you have children, care for children, and/or educate children, you need to take this course. In my opinion, this 3-course certificate should be a requirement for any early childhood education-related program/diploma/degree.

This course changed how I see children, and myself. Instead of asking “How do I get this child to behave?”, I now ask, “Why this child? Why now?” The message that there are no bad kids, only children under stress, has already shifted how I respond in the moment.

What I valued most is that it starts with the educator. Susan’s idea that “YOU are the strategy” came to life through the 5-step profile, which had me look at my own stressors and signs of overload with the same soft eyes I try to give the children. The activities, like the profile, the elevator speech, and the reflections, helped me put the ideas into my own words, and the tone stayed compassionate throughout.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Self-Reg ECD course and feel very grateful to have had the opportunity to participate. Susan, Stuart, and Laura created a welcoming, engaging, and supportive learning experience that kept me motivated throughout the program. The combination of videos, readings, transcripts, discussions, and reflections helped me deepen my understanding of self-regulation and its impact on children, educators, families, and myself. I leave this course with valuable knowledge, practical tools, and a new perspective that I will continue to use in both my professional and personal life. Thank you for making this such a meaningful and inspiring learning journey.

This course should be mandatory for all ECE’S and those working with children! it completely changes the practice and how we see children in the most meaningful, positive way! It teaches us that in order to help others we have to know ourselves first.