self-regulation

Calling the emotional regulation station. What’s the weather like?

Calling the emotional regulation station. What’s the weather like?

All aboard. The theme at our Danforth program this week was emotional regulation.  For many kids, emotions are like a roller coaster of ups and downs. This unpredictable ride can sometimes cause storm fronts for kids and families.

Kidevolve is committed to connecting kids with tools for social and emotional learning (SEL). This process through which children (and adults) acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships and make responsible decisions. Basically, we want kids to get in the drivers seats of their minds.

Raffi’s “Take A Breath” (The Self-Reg Song) Can Help Children Deal with Stress

Raffi’s “Take A Breath” (The Self-Reg Song) Can Help Children Deal with Stress

Singer-songwriter Raffi, along with being known as “the most popular children’s singer in the English-speaking world” (The Washington Post) is renowned for his advocacy on behalf of children. He just released a song that can help children and adults deal in a very simple way with the stresses and anxieties of everyday life.

Think, Feel, Act: Lessons from research about young children (Ontario Ministry of Education)

What Is Self-Regulation?
Just about everywhere you turn these days you come across someone talking about the importance of enhancing children’s ability to self-regulate. This is because of a growing number of studies showing that self-regulation lays a foundation for a child’s long-term physical, psychological, behavioral, and educational well-being (Shanker, 2012).

We highly recommend this important reading by Dr. Stuart Shanker
York University:  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/selfRegulate.html