Emotional regulation for preschoolers

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We can help the young children in our lives manage challenging feelings by strengthening their red Alert & Engaged hearts. Feeling Alert & Engaged is linked to recognizing and naming emotions and self-regulation. While toddlers and pre-school aged children are learning to notice their feelings and exercise self-control, the adults in their lives are still essential co-regulators.

Imagine that we can plot a tantrum on a graph… The “y-axis” is “level of tantrum” and the “x-axis” is “time.” The tantrum shape is a bell curve, divided into stages. The first stage: there’s no tantrum, but... Read More

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Poster describing the zones of regulation self-regulation program using visuals from the hit film 'Inside Out'

Kids who have big feelings can be really hard to calm down. The reason is usually because they haven't developed self-regulation. Free Refrigerator Sheet!

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