It can help children to feel empathy and to develop the sorts of virtues that every parent knows are vital for their child's long-term well. Mastering the art of self-regulation can dramatically improve a child's mood, attention, and concentration. Self-regulation refers to how effectively we deal with stress and then recover. An entrenched view of child rearing is seeing our children as lacking self-control or willpower, but the real basis for these problems lies in excessive stress. This is often construed as 'bad behaviour' by parents, and treated as such. When kids are stressed and anxious, they often struggle to articulate what is troubling them and either start to misbehave, or else shut down and fail to communicate at all. But few parents recognize the 'hidden stressors' that their children are struggling with: these can be physiological as well as social and emotional. We are seeing a generation of children and teens with excessively high levels of stress and, as a result, an explosion of emotional, social, learning, behavioural and physical health problems in young people today. Leading child psychologist Dr Stuart Shanker translates his decades of research, along with his years of experience in working with children, to present a practical guide for parents to help their kids engage calmly and successfully in learning and life. The first parenting book to bring the science and psychology of children's behaviour together to build brain and body awareness for self-regulation and success Self-Reg is a ground-breaking book that presents a new understanding of your child's emotions and behaviour.
Shanker translates decades of his findings from working with children into practical, prescriptive advice for parents, giving them concrete ways to develop their self-regulation skills and teach their children to do the same and engage successfully with life for optimal learning, social, and emotional growth. Self-regulation brings about profound and lasting transformation that continues throughout life. It can help children to feel empathy, and to cultivate the sorts of virtues that most parents know are vital for their child’s long-term wellbeing. Self-regulation can dramatically improve a child’s mood, attention, and concentration. An entrenched view of child rearing sees our children as lacking self-control or willpower, but the real basis for these problems lies in excessive stress. But few parents recognize the “hidden stressors” that their children are struggling with: physiological as well as social and emotional. We are seeing a generation of children and teens with excessively high levels of stress, and, as a result, an explosion of emotional, social, learning, behavior, and physical health problems.
Self-regulation is the nervous system’s way of responding to stress. Shanker, Self-Reg realigns the power of the parent-child relationship for positive change. Grounded in decades of research and working with children and parents by Dr. Self-Reg is a groundbreaking book that presents an entirely new understanding of your child’s emotions and behavior and a practical guide for parents to help their kids engage calmly and successfully in learning and life. Overturning decades of conventional wisdom, this radical new technique allows children and the adults who care for them to regain their composure and peace of mind. No matter how difficult, out of control, distracted, or exhausted a child might seem, there’s a way forward: self-regulation. That’s what a lifetime of experience has taught Dr.
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