Activities to Develop Toddler’s Self-Regulation at Home

Allyson Bingham Author

05/08/2020 Added

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Building self-regulation skills is so important for a developing toddler. Self-regulation helps them learn to control their behaviors, emotions, and actions. This video illustrates a few activities and games that can be done to further self-regulation development. Any game or activity that requires a sudden change in movements (e.g. stop and go, switching body movements) can be helpful towards developing these skills!

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[00:00:00.973](upbeat music)
[00:00:09.440]Hey, everyone.
[00:00:10.273]Today I wanted to share a list
[00:00:11.750]of different games and activities
[00:00:14.530]that can be done to help develop
[00:00:17.050]self-regulation skills in toddlers.
[00:00:20.490]Self-regulation is the ability to control
[00:00:22.960]any feelings or behaviors.
[00:00:25.850]So as toddlers are beginning to experience
[00:00:29.660]different emotions and feelings,
[00:00:32.310]they are learning how to navigate them
[00:00:34.610]on their own without any external support.
[00:00:36.870]So here are a few activities
[00:00:39.210]that can be done with your toddler
[00:00:40.920]in order to help promote this development
[00:00:43.490]of self-regulation.
[00:00:46.670]Here's a list of games and activities
[00:00:48.500]that can be done to help self-regulation.
[00:00:54.360]A lot of these games are similar
[00:00:55.860]in the fact that it's going
[00:00:58.090]from doing body movements to stopping and switching.
[00:01:03.150]So that's where the element of self-regulation is developed.
[00:01:09.200]In the ability to stop and start again
[00:01:12.470]or switch in the middle of whatever activity you're doing.
[00:01:19.220]So for Freeze Dance, there are a ton of different songs
[00:01:22.440]that are called Freeze Dance
[00:01:25.760]and they provide directions within the song
[00:01:28.840]of what to do.
[00:01:30.320]However, this can be done with any song
[00:01:34.100]if there's someone there to press pause or stop
[00:01:37.440]to create that freeze moment.
[00:01:41.940]It can be done with any song.
[00:01:44.240]For Red Light, Green Light,
[00:01:45.620]it can be done on bicycles, scooters.
[00:01:48.940]It can be done walking or running
[00:01:51.330]or any other physical activity.
[00:01:54.220]Basically once you say, "Red light," that means stop.
[00:01:56.790]Green light means go.
[00:02:00.210]Again, it's that stop and starting
[00:02:02.840]in the middle of an activity
[00:02:04.270]that helps develop self-regulation.
[00:02:06.990]For Simon Says, again,
[00:02:13.319]it requires a level of attention
[00:02:17.470]to hear the phrase Simon says and then to do an activity.
[00:02:21.680]This may seem challenging for toddlers.
[00:02:23.420]However, there are certain activities
[00:02:24.880]that can be done such as wiggle your arms,
[00:02:29.690]wiggle your toes, touch your head,
[00:02:32.660]things like that that a toddler is able to understand.
[00:02:36.220]Musical Chairs could be a little challenging
[00:02:39.080]but it would be a fun experience for them to have.
[00:02:43.860]Again, it's similar to Freeze Dance.
[00:02:45.550]You stop the music and find a chair to sit in.
[00:02:52.930]The next two are kind of similar
[00:02:55.040]in matching beats and rhythm and switching it up.
[00:02:58.730]And the ability to switch it up
[00:03:00.250]is what helps the self-regulation develop.
[00:03:03.490]And then lastly I included reading any books on emotions
[00:03:09.500]can help with self-regulation.
[00:03:12.690]And recognizing the different emotions and feelings
[00:03:15.700]that they can have.
[00:03:18.120]And learning how to control those emotions and feelings.
[00:03:22.720]And as well as be able to go from being sad to happy.
[00:03:28.140]That requires a level of self-regulation.
[00:03:31.910]So those are just a few ideas of games and activities
[00:03:35.130]that can be done to support
[00:03:36.750]your toddler's self-regulation skills.
[00:03:39.560]There are more out there
[00:03:40.550]if you choose to research more ideas.
[00:03:43.610]You can also take this list
[00:03:45.370]and find your own creative and fun way
[00:03:49.160]to make it your own and to develop the skills
[00:03:54.060]in your own way.
[00:03:56.270]So yeah, I hope you enjoy this list.
[00:03:57.930]I hope it's helpful for you.
[00:03:59.600]Thanks for listening.
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