Building self-awareness and self-management skills to thrive in daily life
What is self-regulation?
Self-regulation is the ability to understand, recognize, and manage our energy levels, emotions, behaviour, and attention to achieve goals and engage successfully in daily tasks and activities.
At Red Oak, we use a strength-based approach to cultivate self-awareness and skills to manage emotions and behaviours. Our occupational therapists (OTs) support the development of self-regulation skills. Our OTs integrate a variety of therapy frameworks, play and movement to:
Engage the child in activities that fit their sensory needs to support their arousal state
Build the child's understanding and awareness of how sensory systems can impact their thoughts, emotions and behaviours.
Teach specific strategies that support self-regulation. These strategies include but are not limited to anticipating triggers, self-evaluation skills, impulse control, perspective-taking, flexible thinking, and positive self-talk.
We draw from multiple frameworks to help children and teens build strong self-regulation skills
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A framework that helps children understand and manage their emotions and behaviours by categorizing them into four coloured zones, promoting self-awareness and regulation.
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A self-regulation framework that teaches children to recognize and manage their levels of alertness. Through the use of simple, relatable metaphors, the program helps children identify whether they are feeling high, low, or just right, and equips them with strategies to adjust their arousal levels for optimal functioning.
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An educational program designed to empower children with self-regulation strategies through engaging activities and relatable scenarios, fostering emotional and social growth.
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A program that teaches children how to interpret social cues and develop appropriate responses, enhancing their social skills and interactions.
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An educational approach that integrates the development of emotional intelligence, social skills, and responsible decision-making into the curriculum, supporting overall child development.
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A therapy that helps children with sensory processing issues by engaging them in activities that challenge and improve their ability to process and respond to sensory information.
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A therapeutic approach that teaches children to identify and change negative thought patterns and behaviours, improving their emotional regulation and problem-solving skills.
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This approach that integrates principles from various psychotherapeutic theories to support children in understanding and managing their emotions, behaviours, and relationships.
