Lower School News - Self Regulation

What is self-regulation?

Self-regulation is a vital skill that is at the core of all success in learning and life. It is the ability to:

• Control impulses
• Identify and modulate emotions
• Delay gratification
• Make thoughtful and conscious choices
• Set goals and achieve them

Why is self-regulation so important?

• Self-regulation is an essential aspect of overall emotional intelligence.
• It is not an arrival point in children's development, but a journey.
• Children learn self-regulation gradually.

One key source of learning self-regulation is through imitation of the adult role models in their lives.

How can you help your child develop self-regulation?

• Get down on the child's level
• Demonstrate empathy
• Match the child's emotional tone
• Give them time
• Let them play 2.5 to 3 hours per day (free play rather than instructional play, and without screens)