by Susan Hopkins | Jun 3, 2025 | Apply Self-Reg, Learn Self-Reg, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg for Parents, Self-Reg for the Early Years, Self-Reg in Schools
Jayden’s Story Jayden was already waiting in the hallway when I arrived. He wasn’t pacing. He wasn’t yelling. He was folded into himself, hoodie pulled low, hands clenched inside his sleeves. One of the EAs had walked him out of class after he threw a pencil and...
by Susan Hopkins | Jan 2, 2025 | Learn Self-Reg, Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg for Parents, Self-Reg for the Early Years
Self-Reg Lens on Challenging Behaviours Blog by Dr. Susan Hopkins It’s centre time, and Harper is meticulously building a tall block tower. Suddenly, Liam rushes in, knocks it over, and shouts, “You don’t even know how to build!” Harper freezes, tears filling her...
by Aviva Dunsiger | Oct 24, 2024 | Learn Self-Reg, Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg for the Early Years
As I blogged about recently on my professional blog, I’m feeling many different ways as we begin to roll out the Epic Small Group plan at one of my schools. The one element that I didn’t explicitly discuss in this post is my Self-Reg thinking....
by The MEHRIT Centre | Apr 3, 2024 | Learn Self-Reg, Self-Reg 101, Self-Reg for the Early Years, Self-Reg Podcasts
A Conversation with Aviva Dunsiger On this week’s episode of the show Susan speaks with Aviva Dunsiger, an active Self-Reg blogger. They chat about how Aviva found Self-Reg, her Self-Reg strategies and her unique take on Reframing. Find Aviva’s Self-Reg Blogs here:...
by Aviva Dunsiger | Nov 14, 2023 | Apply Self-Reg, Self-Reg Blog, Self-Reg for the Early Years, Self-Reg in Schools
My role is not all about intervention, but there is a component of that. I work with lots of groups of students each day, from Kindergarten to Grade 3. Thanks to the flexibility of our wonderful primary Learning Resource Teacher, I’m able to support most of my...
