Rocking and Rolling. Sharing Our Calm: The Role of Coregulation in the Infant-Toddler Classroom

Resource Type: ArticleStandard 1Standard 4Standard 6Topic: Developmentally Appropriate PracticeTopic: Relationships and InteractionsTopic: Teaching Skills and StrategiesTopic: Reflective Practices
Written By Kadisha Conteh

https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/summer2024/rocking-and-rolling

This article explores coregulation, the essential process where adults "share their calm" to help infants and toddlers manage emotions they cannot yet regulate themselves. It suggests that educators must first maintain their own well-being through mindfulness to provide the sensitive, predictable responses that form the foundation for a child's future self-regulation and social success.

Organization/Author: Rebecca Parlakian, Young Children, NAEYC

Type of Resource: Article

Publication Date: Summer 2024

Topic of issue of YC: Self-Regulation and Executive Function: Responsive and Informed Practices for Early Childhood

Kadisha Conteh
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