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Below you will find the presentation’s slides as well as a compilation of resources and recommended readings to dive deeper into the Self-Reg concepts presented. Feel free explore our website for more Self-Reg content or reach out to info@self-reg.ca if you have any questions.
Foward Impact Conference 2022
Susan Hopkins’ presentations:
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February 23, 2022: Download here
Presentation Materials
- Self-Reg Military Parenting Workbook
- Self-Reg Military Parenting Course
- Slides:
- Day 1 Slides (pdf)
- Day 2 Slides (pdf)
Recommended Readings
- Blog: Help, I Don’t Speak Limbic!
- Vlog: Self-Reg Diaries with Susan & Siena Hopkins
- Info Sheet: Self-Reg for Military Parents

DIVE DEEPER
Video: What is Self-Reg?
Dr. Shanker provides a succinct and clear answer to the question, “What is Self-Reg,” by explaining the relationships between stress and self-regulation in the five domains where we experience stress.
The Self-Reg View of Resilience
by Stuart Shanker
Over the past few years, a number of articles have appeared warning about the serious decline in student resilience. Not just what Robin Wilson calls an “epidemic of anguish”, but what Peter Gray describes as a remarkably limited ability to deal with even minor stresses.
Info Sheet: Self-Reg for Military Parents
This info sheet addresses Self-Reg and every day parenting, including stress, what is Self-Reg, and the five domains where we experience stress. It also addresses the unique challenges faced by military families.
Blog: No Such Thing as a Bad Kid
by Stuart Shanker
Children have such different ways of responding to being over-stressed. Some get physically ill. Some get nervous and anxious. Some become…
Blue Brain Red Brain BALANCE is the Key
by Stuart Shanker
Self-Reg will indeed make a difference in dealing with problems like explosive behaviour, aggression, defiance, tantrums, persistent crying, bouts of frenzy and constant arguing. But to address these issues we need to learn about the crucial distinction that Self-Reg draws between Blue Brain, Red Brain, and Brown Brain.
Reframe The Behaviour Infographic
This infographic presents a set of techniques for reframing common obstacles in child-parent relationships, favouring constructive methods for stress reduction, meeting needs, and teaching skills.
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Courses
Self-Reg Military Parenting Course
Developed in collaboration with the Trenton Military Family Resource Centre, Self-Reg Military Parenting is a specially designed online course that helps parents apply Shanker Self-Reg in everyday parenting while addressing the unique challenges faced by military families, such as transitions, separation and relocation.
Self-Reg Foundations Certificate Program
Our flagship Self-Reg Foundations Certificate Program has been a game-changer for thousands of learners, bringing them to an entirely new understanding of what makes people tick. Join Stuart Shanker and Susan Hopkins as they take you deep into the science of self-regulation and stress, including the brain/body stress system, how stress affects children’s behaviour and the importance of relationships in self-regulation and learning.
Self-Reg in Early Childhood Development Program
The Self-Reg in Early Childhood Development Certificate Program explores child development from birth to age 10 and is relevant for anyone who has or works with young children, neurodiverse children, challenging children or children with special rights or needs. Learn the core underpinnings of Self-Reg and why we truly believe that there is no such thing as a bad kid.