Self-Regulation Strategies
📋 What it is
Self-regulation strategies are calming tools — like slow breathing or quiet sound — people use to shift toward a comfortable state.
🗣️ Coach says
When you're revved-up or low, small STRATEGIES can help you shift toward calm: slow breathing, a quiet space, gentle sound, or movement. Different tools work for different people, so it helps to know YOUR go-to strategies. These are tools to try, not rules — and they're things you choose for yourself.
🧠 Memory hook
Self-regulation = tools YOU choose (slow breath · quiet · gentle sound · movement) to shift toward calm.
😂 Giggle
Why did the bird sound refuse to mix with the traffic noise?
It didn't want to tweet in that kind of environment!
😲 Whoa!
Slowing your breathing down actually sends a calming signal through your body — one of the simplest, most portable tools there is, and you always have it with you.
✅ Quick check: What is the point of a "self-regulation strategy"?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
It's a calming tool a person chooses — like slow breathing or a quiet space — to help shift toward a more comfortable state.
Strategies are chosen tools for gently adjusting your state, not fixes or rules.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Try one: breathe in for 4 slow counts, out for 6. A longer out-breath is a well-known calming trick.