Strategies for Helping Young Children with Self-­Regulation

G2287
Published 2017

We now know that self-­regulation is extremely important to children’s success in school. Kids who struggle to regulate their emotions, attention, and behavior are more likely to have difficulties following teachers’ instructions, coping with schoolwork, and getting along with other children. Many people have tried to create interventions to help young children develop self-­regulation strategies, although a lot of testing still needs to be done to figure out what works best and for which children. Based on the interventions that have shown some success, here are some tips for helping your child to self-­regulate.

Publication Details

Authors

Carrie A. C. Clark

Holly N. Hatton-­Bowers

Gottschalk L. Carrie

Dipti A. Dev

Lisa M. Poppe

Subject

Youth & Families

Families

Publication Date July 12, 2017
Last Revision Date July 12, 2017
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HTML / PDF

Series NebGuide