Self-Regulation: A Parent's Guide

To kick off Season 4 of Edge of the Nest, Erica and Cassie are bringing back a popular guest—Teresa Nair. Thanks to our listeners who loved the "Neurodivergence and Twice Exceptionality" (Season 3; #31) episode, we’ve asked Teresa to join us for several thoughtfully chosen topics that hit close to home for many families—whether they have neurotypical OR neurodivergent children. 

In this episode, our mini roundtable discussion is on Self-Regulation. We will discuss:

• The umbrella term of Self-Regulation and what it all entails. 
• The developmental aspects of self-regulation: Understanding how we transition from co-regulation to self-regulation and the general time frames in which we see these play out in childhood. 
• The hierarchical aspects of self-regulation:
  • Beginning with body awareness
  • Building into emotional identification/self-knowing
  • Connecting our internal experience to the current situation (contextual meaning)
  • Creating an “adaptive response” to set us up for success
• A Parent’s Guide to supporting regulation in your child:
  • What NOT to do
  • Becoming an interpreter of behaviors
  • The process of joint problem-solving
  • How taking care of ourselves as adults/parents leads to more regulated children
  • Becoming the safe place for our children to practice and home in on their self-regulation skills.

Join us for our next episode where the three of us will discuss Anxiety.

**Resources**

• Dr. Stuart Shanker
  • https://self-reg.ca/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOlV_kNYAYA
  • https://shop.self-reg.ca/products/reframed-self-reg-for-a-just-society 
• Debbie Steinberg Kunz of Bright and Quirky
  • https://brightandquirky.com/about/ 
• Debbie Reber of TiLT Parenting
  • https://tiltparenting.com/about/
  • Differently Wired: A Parent’s Guide… (https://tiltparenting.com/differently-wired-book-2/)
• The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child by Dan Siegel, M.D., and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. (https://drdansiegel.com/book/the-yes-brain/)       

**Contact Teresa**

• [email protected] 

***Music credits***

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