Zones of Regulation

 Parents,

We are using the Zones of Regulation to help kids recognize their feelings. Identifying feelings is hard and the Zones make it a little easier for kids to know where they are and what to do about it. The whole idea is to let kids determine their feelings and let them know their are things they can do about it. Think about it this way- it is okay to feel angry. It is not okay to hit someone because of it. So in order to do something about the anger kids can think about how they can move themselves from red to green. Do they need to talk about it. Do they need to distract themselves by jumping up and down or do they need to calm themselves down by taking 3 deep breathes.  This idea that they have control often helps them to not aggressively act out because their is something that they can do about it. It is important 

Here are some resources for you to use with your kiddo:

Click here for a Social story explaining how the Zones work