We’ve all heard the word “self-regulation”…but do you understand what it really means?
For many years I thought I did, but I was wrong.
There’s so much more depth and meaning behind the concept than just dealing with your emotions. It’s also not just about thinking, and it’s certainly not synonymous with self-control. It’s about things that are happening automatically beneath the threshold of conscious awareness.
In this Pre-K Teach and Play podcast episode, I chat with Dr. Susan Hopkins about her work at the Mehrit Centre around self-regulation and…
- What’s below the threshold of our awareness
- What we need to do to co-regulate
- What’s going on in this thing called the interbrain
- How humility helps us learn
- The genuine need for children to play
Click here to download the transcript for this episode.
- MEHRIT Center: Website with numerous resources supporting the Shanker Self-Reg® universal platform.
- Stop, Think, Act: A book that describes the latest research and a wide variety of hands-on activities to help children learn and practice self-regulation techniques.
- InBrief:Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: An article from the Center f0r the Developing Child at Harvard University that discusses the importance of supportive relationships for young children’s health and wellness.
- A Self-Reg Lens on Returning to School during the COVID-19 Pandemic: In this video, Dr. Susan Hopkins shows us how the Energy-Centered Teaching Model (ProtECT, DetECT CollECT and ConnECT) can help educators reflect on and manage the challenges of returning to school in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Related Pre-K Teach and Play Podcasts
- Podcast 29- Stop, Think, Act: Promoting Self-Regulation In Young Children: This Pre-K Teach and Play podcast episode tackles the importance of self-regulation, common myths or misperceptions about self-regulation, and why our job is critical in ensuring children’s success in school and in life.
- Podcast 37: Wait For Green Before You Go: In this Pre-K Teach and Play podcast episode, our two main jobs as teachers are explored- what to do when children are in the “green zone”, and what to do when they are not.
Dr. Susan Hopkins is the Executive Director of Dr. Stuart Shanker’s organization, the MEHRIT Center. Susan has been a teacher, school administrator, inclusive schooling coordinator, curriculum developer, educational researcher, and educational leader. She has worked in every area of education from the early years to post-secondary, from remote Northern schools to the Department of Education, and across contexts that include Italy and the Northwest Territories.
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