Children and Self-Regulation Ft. BrookeLynne Dukes
BrookeLynne Dukes
Meet our guest
BrookeLynne Dukes is an early childhood educator and parent coach passionate about social-emotional education and play-based learning. She is currently completing her Master’s in Early Childhood Education at the Erikson Institute. BrookeLynne uses the Conscious Discipline philosophy to reframe ideas, behaviors, and tools that go beyond “traditional discipline”. BrookeLynne is committed to supporting a conscious, positive, and loving relationship between adults and children.
To find out more about BrookeLynne, check out her website at BrookeLynneDukes.com and follow her on Instagram: @BrookeLynneDukes
“Kids don’t do things on purpose, they are just lacking those skills. Get excited to jump in and teach them a skill!”
Teacher Takeaways
Children and Self-Regulation…
Behavior is communication: a child is triggered.
What can we do when a child is triggered? Jump in and teach a skill!
On Sharing: Don’t make kids give up toys and share at that moment.
Say: “ __ is using that toy now, you can have it when they are done.”
Taking something away that is so important to their play is like stopping their learning in its tracks.
It’s so important when a child is dysregulated to just be calm.
For children, knowing that someone is there and loves them is enough.
Toddlers’ spectrum is so much smaller- what seems small are big deals to them.
Think and teach kids to think. Be there, honor their feelings, and label what they are feeling or what’s happening.
After you label emotions, teach them strategies for the next steps as this helps with self-regulation.
Ask: “What’s next?” or “ What can you do?”
Focus on the child’s wins in a way that matters to them! Point out what you notice about them and their actions.
