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We help K-12 teachers, principals and school teams learn to apply the brain-body science of stress, dysregulation, and self-regulation. Self-Reg allows us to reframe and respond to challenging student behaviours, enhance student resilience and get back to teaching and learning.
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Self-Reg for Elementary Teachers
If we are going to “lend students our calm,” we first have to understand our own stress and know how to manage our own energy and tension. Self-Reg can help us understand and respond to the roots of behaviour, learning, motivation and social problems in…
From Seed to Glitter
When I started learning about Self-Reg the idea of planting seeds of knowledge aligned well with my journey. I was starting the journey on my own, so I was able to look at my own regulation but also spread a LOT of seeds along the way. I was able to plant seeds by…
The Self-Reg View of: Schools as “Self-Reg Havens”
a Self-Reg Haven is a school in which everyone, students and staff, feel emotionally as well as physically safe. But then, such an answer might seem to border on the trite. After all, scientists have been reporting on the importance of…
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MOST RECENT SCHOOL 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...
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....
Seeing the Stress Behind Behaviour: A Self-Reg Haven at Recess
Blog written by Kirsten Binstock, Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT) and Reframing Bullying learner. In my role as a Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT), I am working with a student whose behaviour was being viewed through a traditional "discipline" lens....