Nurturing Self-Regulation in Early Childhood

Nurturing Self-Regulation in Early Childhood explores how young children develop self-regulation and offers practical guidance on helping them to manage their feelings and behaviour. It considers the skills, attitudes and dispositions children need to be able to self-regulate and how their wellbeing and self-esteem can affect their ability to do this.

Grimmer and Geens show how schools and settings can adopt an ethos where self-regulation permeates their whole provision. Considering the broad and multifaceted nature of self-regulation and how this key area of development shapes children and their learning, the chapters cover:

developing empathyemotion coachingthe practitioner as a co-regulatorexecutive function and the sense of self and wellbeinginternational approaches to promoting self-regulationthe role of the adult and environment in encouraging skills for self-regulationworking effectively with parents and carers to ensure a consistent approachWith a focus on developmentally appropriate expectations, this book is essential reading for all early childhood educators who want to develop their understanding of self-regulation and embrace an approach that underpins their practice and changes children’s lives.