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SELF-REG

IN EARLY

CHILDHOOD

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.

WAYS TO LEARN MORE

Self-Reg in Early Childhood Development Certificate Program, image of a laughing child
Self-Reg Framework 101 Exploring Stressors Across the 5 Domains, image of a child with painted hands held up in a heart shape
Reframe the Behaviour, reframe won't (judgmental) to can't yet (curious)
The Self-Reg Show, image of Stuart Shanker and Susan Hopkins smiling
"When you change how you perceive a child they respond<br /> intuitively to the change that they sense in you." Stuart Shanker

EARLY CHILDHOOD FEATURES

children gathered around their teacher who is reading to them

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.

In My Own Words: The Top 25 Things Self-Reg has Taught Me

The Fourth Strategy: Reflect

What is Self-Regulation—Really? Shared understandings and language matter

Five Domains of Self-Reg

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.

Relationships and Connecting: The Early Years Last Forever

Ellen’s Story: Stress Behaviour Is Not Just For Kids

A Dip Into Self-Reg / Un plongeon dans le livre

children gathered around their teacher who is reading to them

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.

The Self-Reg/Self-Control Connection: Reflecting On A Recent School Play

An Outdoor Play Routine: Did Self-Reg Make A Difference?

Good Stress? Unexpected Insights From A Kindergarten Child

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ECD quote from Susan Hopkins: You can't learn Self-Reg without a profound sense of hope.

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