Modeling good self-regulation and co-regulation is fundamental to fostering healthy interpersonal relationships and personal development. Self-regulation entails the ability to manage one's emotions, behavior, and impulses effectively, while co-regulation involves the capacity to support and guide others in achieving the same. Whether in the context of parenting, education, or professional environments, the skill of self-regulation and the practice of co-regulation are essential for promoting emotional intelligence, empathy, and cooperation, ultimately contributing to more harmonious and thriving communities.
In this episode, we are joined by Suzanne Ducharme MacFarlane, a Pediatric Speech and Language Pathologist with over 30 years of experience helping children and their families make connections and optimize their communication and development, to talk about how we can model good self-regulation. Suzanne shares her motivation behind helping parents bond with their kids, the real meaning of self-regulation, how co-regulation looks like for a parent with a toddler under a lot of stress, and tips to model good self-regulation as caregivers. She also shares ways to bring yourself down when you feel overwhelmed in public. Tune in to learn more about this and other exciting topics!
Timestamps
[03:48] Suzanne Ducharme MacFarlane's background information
[07:00] How Suzanne got into helping parents bond with their kids
[10:38] What is self-regulation?
[16:05] How co-regulation looks like for a parent with a toddler under a lot of stress
[22:00] Modeling good self-regulation as caregivers
[25:43] Tips to process our emotions properly
[35:32] Ways to bring yourself down when you feel overwhelmed
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