Self Care Is Not Selfish: Why looking after yourself is best for your child

I’ve previously talked about the importance of co-regulators, that is, those people in a child’s life who offer them support and nurturing in offer to…

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Self Regulation Personal Factors: Habits, Beliefs and Past Experiences

Questions to consider: What has the person experienced before that shapes their response now? Is the response habitual? What does the person believe that is…

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Self Regulation Personal Factors: Emotional Development and Self Control

Emotional Development and Self Control includes: Ability to control the influence of emotional arousal on thoughts/actions/interactions Ability to recover from emotional distress Ability to cease…

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Self Regulation Personal Factors: Social Abilities

Social Abilities includes: Being aware of others Understanding the behaviours of others Showing interest in people (not just things) Theory of Mind (realising others have…

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Self Regulation Personal Factors: Sensory Processing

Sensory Processing includes: Modulation (internally turning up or down) of sensory information to avoid becoming over/underwhelmed by a stimulus Discrimination of sensory stimuli Organisation of…

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Self Regulation Personal Factors: Self Awareness

Self Awareness includes: Knowing how we are feeling Knowing what we like and dislike Predicting our emotional response to a situation Reflecting on past emotions Knowing abilities,…

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Self Regulation Personal Factors: Executive Functioning

Executive Functioning includes: Problem solving skills Planning and organising actions (motor planning) Attention holding/shifting Working memory Flexible thinking Reasoning How Executive Functioning skills can support…

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