The Zones of Regulation

The Zones of Regulation is an internationally-renowned intervention which helps children to manage and understand their emotions, it also helps them develop strategies to support them in managing difficult emotions this is known as ‘self-regulation’.

What is self-regulation?

Self-regulation can be described as the ability to adjust your level of alertness (including your senses, emotions and impulses) to fit the situation you are in and express this through socially appropriate behaviours. For example, the level of alertness required to read a book in a library and that needed to compete in a football match are very different, and the socially expected behaviours in each situation would also differ. It encompasses the skills of self-control, resilience, anger management, impulse control and sensory regulation.

The document below explains The Zones and Regulation in more detail and how this approach can support our children both at WINS and beyond.