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Sandra Lawrence,
March 9, 2015
Early Childhood
EMPATHY
What is self-regulation?
Self regulation is the process of controlling
ones behavior in order to learn and to
become self-motivated.
Teachers can encourage self-regulation by
discussing and reinforcing the rules each
day and by modeling appropriate
behaviors. When children learn to share,
take turns, and follow directions, they
develop self-regulation.
Helpful Tips
Here are some tips that could help in
promoting emotional self-regulation.
Demonstrate good manners,
such as please, thank you, etc.
Model appropriate behaviors in
front of children.
Redirect undesirable behaviors.
For example a child takes
another child toy; redirect the
child by letting the child get
another toy to play with.
Set rules and be consistent.
Discuss the rules with the
children and the consequences.
Children that have problems with selfregulation skills have a hard time paying
attention and staying focus in the classroom
and cause distractions. Therefore, it is
important for teachers to establish rules and to
remind students of the consequences. When
children have difficulty with self-regulation, it
will affect them academically. When children
have difficulty with social skills, it will affect
their ability to interact and get along with
others. It is important for parents to establish
rules and reinforce the consequences for
undesirable behaviors. When both teachers
and parents discuss strategies together, they
will be able to find ways of promoting selfregulation.
Temperament is another factor in controlling
emotions. Temperament plays a role in
whether empathy it prompts sympathetic,
prosocial behavior or a personally distressed,
self-focused response (Berk, 2013, p. 417).
Children are exposed to different situations in
their environment; therefore, it is important for
adults to help children to self-regulate and to
control undesirable behaviors.
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Reference
Berk, L. E. (2013). Child development. (9th ed.) Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Pearson.