Helping our children understand and regulate their emotions is one of the most important things we can do as parents. But it’s not always easy when they’ve just thrown tomato sauce all over your white work shirt.
Dr. Stuart Shanker, founder of the MEHRIT Centre, has developed a five-step process that will help you in the most trying of circumstances.
You can read more about Stuart’s approach to self-regulation through Early Childhood Australia.
From Susan Hopkins, EdD | Executive Director This reflection was originally published in The MEHRIT Centre newsletter. Sign up for
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