In this video, I give you 5 research-proven and incredibly fun self regulation games & activities. And, I explain how & why these games help develop self-regulation in kids. Please download FREE printables with some fresh ideas of playing these games using the link given below.
𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬: bit.ly/SelfRegulationGamesPrin...
Social-emotional learning (SEL) is the process of developing the self-awareness, self-regulation, and interpersonal skills that are vital for school, work, and life success. People with strong social-emotional skills are better able to cope with everyday challenges and benefit academically, professionally, and socially.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:24 - What is Self-Regulation?
01:06 - Is your child is struggling with Self-Regulation?
02:55 - Game 1: 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆
03:56 - Game 2: 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗲 & 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗸
06:09 - Game 3: 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀
07:47 - Game 4: 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮
10:21 - Game 5: 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀
12:29 - Research
𝐒𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? 𝐈𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞. Self-control is primarily a skill that kids use to to inhibit or manage problems only when they arise.. Kids use it to keep their behavior, emotions and impulses in check. It is important to teach self control to kids.
Self-regulation is a different sort of skill. It reduces the frequency and intensity of strong impulses by helping the kids to manage their emotions, behavior and body movement when they’re faced with a situation that’s tough to handle. And it allows them to do that while still staying focused and paying attention.
That means kids know how to figure out that they need to calm themselves down when they get upset. They’re able to be flexible when expectations change, and they can resist giving in to frustrated outbursts. This skill develops over time.
𝐈𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭, 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐨𝐫, 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲.
Teaching kids to have self-regulation is one of the most important character traits we can teach. Experts believe that kids who master self-regulation become masters of their learning, are more critical thinkers, and make healthier choices; and the benefits are life-long.
As parents, I am sure we have observed that little kids have very minimal self-regulation and older kids have some! We adults have developed this self-regulation over time. While it is something that develops as we mature, should we leave the ability to self-regulate up to nature alone, or is there something we could do at home to help kids develop or strengthen this important skill? 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭? 𝐈𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲. Think about it. Playing games help us to learn to: 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭, 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠.
The 5 research proven games to develop and improve self regulation that I discuss in this video are: Parachute Play , Hide & Seek, Musical Chairs, Jenga and Hand-Clapping games.
𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: I've interchangeable used the terms self-regulation and self-control only for the sake of understanding. As Dr. Stuart Shanker says, "𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡. 𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙨𝙚𝙨; 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨-𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮. 𝙄𝙣 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩, 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙤𝙧, 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙧𝙮. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣."
The benefits of playing these games are discussed in detail in the video and also detailed in the FREE printables.
You can get Parachute and Jenga using the following links:
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗲: amzn.to/3lHc735
𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮: amzn.to/2GQ0hoz
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OTHER AWESOME GAMES TO IMPROVE SELF-REGULATION (SELF-CONTROL)
1. My Feelings Game. Fun Educational Family Game to Help Kids Express Their Emotions and Learn self Regulation. Endorsed by Dr Temple Grandin and Other World Renown clinicians and Educators: amzn.to/2NnmRXn
2. Social Emotional Games NoWaries S.T.O.R.M. | Best Educational Learning Resources for Kids & Adults | Emotional Awareness, Control, & Vocabulary: amzn.to/2QgbPpe
3. Mad Dragon: An Anger Control Card Game | Designed for children aged 6 to 12 | Fun & therapeutic card game teaching anger control: amzn.to/2LDx6ER
4. Go Fish: Swimming Toward Self Control | This game addresses the importance self-control and impulse control during school, home, and after-school activities | Designed for children aged 4 to 12: amzn.to/32Po2Cz
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