How to Develop and Use Self-Regulation in Your Life

Self-Regulation Theory | Overview, Components & Strategies

This is what real regulation looks like. Here’s why letting her yell, sing, and play actually helps her self regulate 👇🏽 ✔ Releases stored energy Sound and movement help children discharge emotional and sensory buildup instead of holding it in (Perry, Neurosequential Model) ✔ Teaches the regulation cycle Regulation means moving between excitement and calm, not staying quiet (Harvard Center on the Developing Child) ✔ Music organizes the nervous system Rhythm supports emotional processing, timin

Joyful Noggin Sensory Play (Jen) on Instagram: "Noggin had some notes. Brains learn in order. 🧠 Safety (Am I safe?) → rhythm (think movement)→ relationship (think connection) → learning. We can’t talk a child into calm. We can’t reason a nervous system into safety. This framework is deeply inspired by the work of Dr. Bruce Perry @brduncper and the Neurosequential Model — reminding us that regulation always comes before reasoning 🤍 Huge love to @cureightedco for collaborating on tools that help