Calm and in Control: Simple and Effective Strategies to Support Young Children's Self-Regulation

The better we are at self-regulation, the more successful we will be at life's tasks. Most children learn self-regulation--the ability to remain calm and in control of our thoughts, actions, and emotions--in response to an external event or stimuli, between the ages of three and seven. This book provides simple and effective strategies and activities to help every child in a preschool or kindergarten classroom learn to regulate their emotions and behaviors. Some children may need help recognizing that something is upsetting or overly exciting. Others may have difficulty knowing how to calm down and take control of their emotions or behaviors on their own. Explore techniques to support turn taking, sharing, lining up as a group, coping with not being first, freedom from separation anxiety, transitions, impulse control, and socially appropriate behavior.