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Cultivating Calm: Self-Regulation Strategies to Support Children with Big Emotions and Challenging Behaviors
Monday, September 9, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by Dr. Julie Tourigny, Director, Colorado Center for Pediatric Learning and Development
Moderated by Rebecca Berlin, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Intellectual Properties, Kaplan Early Learning Company, and President, Gryphon House Publishing
Sponsored by Kaplan Early Learning Company
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Self-regulation is the ability to remain calm and in control of oneself when faced with big emotions. It is what allows children to remain in control of their emotions and responses when something happens that makes them feel embarrassed, angry, frustrated, or overly excited. Children who are able to regulate their emotions are better able to be in the moment and engage in what they should. This has a positive effect on social interactions, school success, learning, attention, and focus. When children are well-regulated, they tend to exhibit fewer challenging behaviors.
This edWebinar will explore ways to nurture and support the development of self-regulation skills in the school environment with the intention of decreasing challenging behaviors. Attend this edWebinar to explore:
- What self-regulation is and how it impacts children’s ability to remain calm, in control of their bodies, and attentive to what they should
- The relationship between self-regulation and challenging behaviors
- Strategies to teach all children self-regulation skills so that they have the tools to replace challenging behaviors with well-regulated responses
- How to implement strategies throughout the school day to help all children learn how to self-regulate to the best of their ability
This edWebinar will be of interest to preschool and early elementary educators, special education providers, and school psychologists. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenter
Dr. Julie Tourigny is the Founder and Director of the Colorado Center for Pediatric Learning and Development. She has dedicated her educational and professional careers to developing cutting-edge strategies and programs that promote the vital sensory, motor, and social-emotional skills young children need for success in school. Dr. Tourigny’s experience and history show that with the right methods, all children have the capacity to be competent and successful students, regardless of socioeconomic, cognitive, or other challenges they may face.
She is the author of Organized and Engaged: Simple and Effective Strategies to Support Executive Function; Calm and In Control: Simple and Effective Strategies to Support Young Children’s Self-Regulation; and the Letter Leaders Handwriting Program. She has developed and taught courses on topics related to sensory processing, self-regulation, executive function, and handwriting nationwide for the past two decades. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in occupational therapy at Boston University, Dr. Tourigny went on to earn her Master of Business Administration from the University of Denver, a master’s in therapeutic studies, and a doctorate in occupational therapy from Boston University.
About the Moderator
Dr. Rebecca Berlin has a B.A. in American government and English from Georgetown University, an M.A. in infant and toddler special education from George Washington University, and a Ph.D. in education policy, leadership, and foundations from the University of Virginia. She is recognized as an industry expert and leads many transformative early childhood initiatives throughout the United States. Dr. Berlin has previously served as Executive Director of the Parenting Translator Foundation, Chief Learning Officer at Start Early, and Chief Strategy Officer of Teachstone. She has been an early childhood special education teacher, an inclusion teacher, an autism specialist, and a school administrator. Dr. Berlin is the Senior Vice President of Intellectual Properties at Kaplan Early Learning Company and President of Gryphon House, Inc. She lives in Charlottesville, VA and serves on the school board of Albemarle County Public Schools.
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