Regulation Resources

Social Stories:

Reading social stories when a child is calm and regulated can be a great way to walk about strategies and supports that they can access when they are dysregulated. Check our section on Social Stories to learn more and see examples.

Building a Sensory Circuit for Regulation: 

Sensory Input can be an excellent tool for regulation. 

Use the Activate --> Organize --> Calm sequence of activities outlines below to help build a sensory circuit in a daycare of home environment. 

The example here is for school-aged children, but you can modify the activities for your child's age and abilities. 

Mindfulness/Meditation

Mindfulness and Meditation can be helpful with regulation as it can help a child: 

• recognize and name emotion 

• encourage pausing before reacting. This can in turn help reduce tantrums, anxiety or aggression

• support focus and attention during activities and daily routine 

• support better sleep 

Check out these videos for different activities of mindfulness and medication. When introducing mindfulness to children try to keep it short, playful and part of routine. 

Other fun activities for mindfulness: 

• Glitter jars (watching glitter to help calm the mind)

• Five senses check in (focus in on what you can hear, see, feel, taste and smell)