Emotional regulation: Understanding and managing children’s emotions

A structured, behaviourally grounded approach to teaching emotional regulation that moves beyond labeling feelings into observable, teachable skills.

From abstract concepts to teachable behaviours

How do families target and manage high-intensity emotional responses? When practitioners have the right tools, you can translate abstract emotional concepts into concrete, teachable behaviours.

Show me the numbers

Operationalise “emotional regulation” into measurable skills that can be reinforced, tracked, and generalized.

It's all about the "how"

There are ways to align antecedent strategies and coping skill teaching so children don’t just calm down, but learn how to calm down.

Meltdowns aren’t random storms. They’re patterned responses waiting to be decoded. This resource reframes “big emotions” as behaviours that can be shaped, scaffolded, and strengthened.

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