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SELF-REG
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We help Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) and early years teams learn to reframe the signs of dysregulated stress states while developing the co-regulation skills and strategies that make a difference for all children in their care — especially those with the most challenging behaviours.
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EARLY CHILDHOOD FEATURES
Self-Reg in the Early Years
The early years are a time of extraordinary growth and development. Children’s capacity for self-regulation—how they manage energy expenditure in response to stressors and then recover from the effort—is wired during these critical years.
Self-Regulation: The Five Domains
Explore the five Domains of the Shanker Self-Reg® Framework – biological, emotion, cognitive, social & prosocial. Self-regulation refers to the way an individual deals with stress, in all its many forms, and then recovers from the energy expended.
Embracing A New School Reality For The Early Years
A Changing Vision: For years, I believed that self-regulation — like the other Learning Skills — were always secondary to academics. I was so concerned about meeting benchmarks. Then last year, I had a class that challenged my beliefs.
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MOST RECENT EARLY YEARS BLOGS
Introducing Self-Reg at a Glance: A Desktop Reference Guide
Sometimes, in the middle of a busy day, we don’t need more information. We need something that helps us reconnect with what we already know. We’re excited to introduce Stuart Shanker’s Self-Reg at a Glance: A Desktop Reference Guide, a handy flip-book that brings...
Where Did the Empathy Go?
Blog written by Elisabeth Han a Self-Reg Full Foundations Certificate Program and Self-Reg Learning Facilitator’s Program alumni Bullying causes real harm. Children who are bullied need safety, protection, and support. Harmful behaviour cannot simply be ignored or...
Our 2027 Self-Reg Course Calendar is Here!
What Will You Discover in 2027? Your Self-Reg Learning Journey Starts Here Our 2027 Self-Reg Course Calendar has arrived! A new year brings new opportunities to learn, connect, reflect, and deepen our understanding of stress and regulation. Whether Self-Reg is brand...
What Is The Real Problem? A Wonder That Reframed Behaviour.
For a couple of weeks in the summer, I am a site lead and coordinator for our Board Summer Camp. Just as I started going into classrooms today today to partake in some of the summer learning, I received a message from one of the instructors. She mentioned that a...
Why Small Things Trigger Big Reactions
Featured Image: Downloadable graphic by Kristin Wiens which is included in the book Soft Eyes: Daily Reflections on Stress, Energy, and Restoring Resilience: Sept - Dec 2026 by Susan Hopkins (Author), Kristin Wiens (Author, Illustrator). A child's outsized reaction to...
What if the problem isn’t self-control?
I've always loved the marshmallow test. You probably remember it. A young child sits alone in a room with a marshmallow and hears a simple challenge: wait a few minutes without eating it, and you'll receive a second marshmallow. The experiment was remarkably simple....