Self-Regulation

Babies are not born able to self-regulate! Learn how to become a stress detective, identify your child’s stressors and what helps them achieve a calm balance.

From the moment your baby is born many of the things you are naturally doing as a caregiver such as smiling at your baby, rocking your baby, and trying to detect why they are crying are laying important foundations for your child’s self-regulation. Helping your child develop their ability to

You may be surprised to learn that the process by which children learn to regulate their body, emotions and behaviors starts from the minute they are born.  Those first tender and calming cuddles and smiles you offer your baby are laying the groundwork for them to one day regulate on their

The Dial Up and Dial Down Model “The better I self-regulate as a parent, the better my child will self-regulate. The better my child self-regulates, the less stress I feel.” – DR. STUART SHANKER

An excerpt from the behind-the-scenes interview with Adele Diamond, Ph.D. from the 2016 Simms/Mann Institute Think Tank.

An excerpt from the behind-the-scenes interview with Ruth Feldman, Ph.D. at the 2018 Simms/Mann Institute Think Tank.

An excerpt from the behind-the-scenes interview with Stephanie Carlson, Ph.D. from the 2017 Simms/Mann Institute Think Tank.

An excerpt from the behind-the-scenes interview with Susan Kaiser Greenland at the 2019 Simms/Mann Institute Think Tank.

A talk by Dr. Stuart Shanker from the 2017 Simms/Mann Institute Think Tank.

An excerpt from the behind-the-scenes interview with Jill Heinerth at the 2019 Simms/Mann Institute Think Tank

An excerpt from the behind-the-scenes interview with Dr. Ruth Feldman at the 2017 Simms/Mann Institute Think Tank

Soundbite from the behind-the-scenes interview with Dr. Sonya Lupien at the 2018 Simms/Mann Institute Think Tank