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Understand about co-regulation and its role

In this video ‘School Therapy OT Program - Co-regulation Part 1’ the presenter discusses how co-regulation helps to develop self-regulation and the effect of stress on the brain and behaviour. This will help you to understand and appreciate the difference between stress behaviour and misbehaviour.

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‘Children’s social and emotional development starts with co-regulation’ from the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality.
‘Co-regulation from birth through young adulthood: A practice brief’ from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
‘Do you support self-regulation in your early years setting?’ on the Teach Early Years website
‘Calming together: The pathway to self-control’ from CYC Net

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Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

This article from Edutopia is on ‘The role of emotion co-regulation in discipline’ looks at how helping students regain their calm after misbehaviour doesn’t mean there are no consequences – it ensures that the right lesson is learned.
Click to read ‘Emotional literacy and co-regulation’ from the Australian Government.
The website Trauma Thrivers looks at ‘Co-regulation – Why feeling soothed by relationships helps’. Click on the link to read this article.

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