Self-Regulation in the Early Years - Paperback

by Sue Robson (Author), Antonia Zachariou (Author)

This book supports students of Early Childhood Studies, Early Years and related disciplines to understand self-regulation in the early years. It explores what self-regulation is and includes evidence from cognitive, developmental and behavioural psychology and neuroscience. It asks why self-regulation is so central for children and why it is so important for practitioners to support and develop it in young children.

The book explores how self-regulation underpins much of children's development, including social, emotional and cognitive development. Key contexts for self-regulation, in particular aspects such as play and talk, are covered. This book supports students to:

- know why self-regulation matters
- understand why self-regulation is increasingly evident in policy and curricular around the world
- focus on social, emotional and behavioural aspects of self-regulation
- explore the importance of relationships in self-regulation - between children and adults and between children themselves
- effectively observe and document self-regularion

Author Biography

Sue Robson is Honorary Research Fellow in the Early Childhood Research Centre at the University of Roehampton. She has researched and written extensively in the field of self-regulation. Her other research and teaching interests include young children's creative thinking, young children's well-being, and professional development for early childhood practitioners. Sue is a National Teaching Fellow and a Trustee of the Froebel Trust.

Antonia Zachariou is Assistant Professor of Psychology (Educational and Developmental) at the University of Limassol, Cyprus. Previously, she held a Senior Lecturer position at the University of Roehampton, London, and she was Part-time lecturer at New York University (London). She was awarded an MPhil and a PhD in Education (Psychology and Education) by the University of Cambridge, UK. Antonia researches in the area of self-regulation, focusing on young children's self-regulation and on teachers' role in promoting self-regulation.