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Behaviour

A Basic Introduction to Self Regulation Difficulties

The child who looks defiant may be a child who can't calm down, and this helps you tell which is which.

  • 13 minutes
  • 5 modules
  • 0.5 CPD hours
  • Certificate

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What you'll learn

  • Tell self-regulation difficulties apart from deliberate challenging behaviour
  • Spot the signs, such as falling out with friends or melting down over small setbacks
  • Explain how sensory overload, tiredness and illness can tip a child over
  • Recognise when overlap with autism or ADHD means calling in an OT or psychologist

About this course

The child who wrecks the game when they lose, sobs for 20 minutes because they weren't picked to help, or ends up on the floor outside assembly can look rude or attention-seeking. Often what's really happening is that they can't bring big feelings back down, a skill most children learn after the toddler years.

You'll learn why a noisy hall still smelling of lunch can flood a child's senses, and how tiredness and illness make things worse. You'll also know the everyday signs to watch for, like struggling to switch tasks, taking ages to settle after something exciting, or slowly losing friends.

It's taught by an assistant headteacher at a special school, and it sets you up for the companion course of practical strategies, Self Regulation Difficulties: Ten Top Tips and Strategies.

  • For parents, supply staff and 3 other roles. Early years, primary, secondary and special.

5 modules

Open in order

  1. Introduction

    1 min

  2. What are the problems with self regulation

    4 min

  3. Causes of self regulation difficulties

    5 min

  4. How to spot self regulation difficulties

    5 min

  5. Wrap up

    1 min