Today is the first day of a 6 week series on regulation strategies. For the rest of May and all of June, Lauren is going to share 5 regulation strategies per week! In each episode, Lauren will explain how each strategy works to regulate and then give you specific examples of how you can start using these strategies with young kids. 

In this episode, Lauren re-introduces the categorization system that she uses with young kids to help them identify their emotional states. And then shares the first 5 emotional regulation strategies:

1. Tense and release
2. Balancing
3. Humor
4. Shaking Your Body or Dancing
5. Breathwork

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: How many regulation tools are enough tools for the toolbox?

Try-at-home tip: Water exposure! Any exposure to water at all is super-calming and can bring the energy down almost instantly.

Update: There will be no podcast episodes in July. Lauren is taking a little break during a busy summer month, but will be back in August with an exciting new series! 

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• The First Step to Emotional Regulation
• Emotion Regulation with the Top-Down or Bottom-Up Approach
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids (& Adults!)
• How Exercise Impacts Emotional Regulation
• Amygdala: The Decision Maker of your Emotional Brain

Podcast:

• Emotional Regulation with the Top Down or Bottom Up Approach
• A Sequence for Emotional Regulation
• Leave Unwanted Behaviors Behind
• Self Regulation - First of the 5 Needs Areas

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