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Dysregulation = poor ability to manage emotional responses or to keep them within an acceptable range of typical emotional reactions.
Regulation = managing thoughts and feelings to enable goal-directed actions
You don’t have to be happy to be regulated - you’re just in control
You don’t have to be happy to be regulated - you’re just in control
Co-regulation is an interactive process during which the caregiver’s self-regulation supports the child’s regulation
There are 3 major components of co-regulation:
Providing a warm, responsive relationship where the child's needs are met and communication is healthy
Teaching/Coaching Self-Regulation Skills: We can't control our emotions, but we can control how we react to them
Structuring the environment with consistency and fair/firm boundaries
Teaching Self-Regulation:
Identifying & Labeling Emotions
Mindfulness
Breathing Exercises
Self-talk
Movement
Taking breaks
Warm, Responsive Relationship:
Responsive
=
meeting your child’s needs
Maslow’s Hierarchy
Beyond having their physiological and safety needs met, remember that your children need to feel loved, secure, connected, respected, capable, etc.
Each tier of Maslow's hierarchy builds on the next. Needs lower down in the hierarchy must be satisfied before individuals can attend to needs higher up... Ex: You can’t feel love and belonging if you don’t feel safe!
Structured Environment
Boundaries! Boundaries are important in cultivating a space where children and adults can regulate. Children feel safe, secure, and loved within firm and fair limits.
Routines: Routines help kids feel safe & in control, stay organized, build habits, strengthen relationships, cope with transition, and understand family values.
Rules: Rules are important because they help children stay safe, understand social norms, develop self-discipline, and feel secure within a predictable environment.
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