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is a way to build community - and there's no better place to meet folks just like you than at our Summer Symposium. Educators, early childhood professionals, mental health practitioners, school leaders, researchers, parents, and people who care about children and youth, coming together to think more clearly, feel less alone, and do the work better. ☀️

Join us July 6-9, online or in-person if you're in Ontario. Read our blog and register in the comments.

You Do Not Have to Figure This Out Alone - Self-Reg Join the Self-Reg Summer Symposium and connect with educators, practitioners, and parents exploring behaviour, stress, and co-regulation.

Havens are our dream for all schools, early childhood centres, homes — everywhere! A Self-Reg Haven is a place where everyone feels safe in every way: physically, emotionally, socially, and culturally. However, you cannot turn your classroom, school, or home into a haven right away. Here are how we identify each step in your journey.

Where do you find yourself in this spectrum?

Get ready to put your detective hat on 🕵️‍♂️ Recognizing stressors is the second Shanker step to , and one that can take a lot of practice. While there is no ready-made perfect formula for stress detecting, here are some useful ideas about where to start.

☀️ Thank you to Kristin Wiens for this amazing graphic!

🚨 LAST CALL! 🚨

⏳ Just 13 days until SRSS 2026.

If you've been thinking about joining us, this is your sign.

Right now, many of us are feeling it.

The rising anxiety.
The exhaustion.
The conflict.
The shutdown.
The sense that what used to work isn't working in quite the same way anymore.

At this year's Self-Reg Summer Symposium, we'll spend four days exploring what the science of Self-Reg can teach us about the moment we're in, the role of stress in behaviour, and the power of Co-Regulation to restore connection, learning, and well-being.

✨ Why Everything Feels So Hard Right Now
✨ The Five Domains of Stress
✨ Co-Regulation & the Interbrain
✨ Practical tools you can use immediately
✨ Conversations with educators, leaders, clinicians, and researchers from across Canada and beyond

⭐ And a special reminder: this is your opportunity to hear from Stuart Shanker & Co. live. His keynote, Looking at the World Through Self-Reg Eyes, will be a powerful reflection on the world we're living in and where we go from here.

❤️ There is something deeply meaningful about gathering with people who understand what this work feels like.

⏰ Last call.
📅 July 6–9
💻 Online or In Person
🔗 self-reg.ca/srss

We hope you'll join us.

- Susan

Here's a preview of what Day 1 looks like at (📆 happening in 13 days!): https://self-reg.ca/srss/

🌍 Understanding the Moment We’re In: We are living through an intense moment in the world. Across early childhood settings, schools, homes, and communities, many are feeling the strain of rising uncertainty, pressure, and change. Through the lens of Self-Reg, we begin by exploring how stress across the five domains shapes how children, youth, and adults feel, learn, and relate—and why co-regulation matters now more than ever. Sessions:

🔍Why Everything Feels So Hard Right Now with Susan Hopkins EdD
⚡Why Behaviour Feels More Intense Now (Joel Gunzberg)
👶Big Emotions, Big Behaviour in the Early Years (Leigh Anne Jacques)
💬Learning Self-Reg Changed How We Understood Behaviour (Panel)
🛠️Reducing Stress in Real Time: Self-Reg Tools in Action
🌲Exteroception Forest Walk Bath (Optional; 90 minutes)
🤝Q&A: Online & In-Person Unpacking with Joel Gunzburg & Kaitie Westbrook

is not one in one day, one course, one moment. It's a continuous process at every stage of education, every moment of addressing behaviour.

It's getting to the final weeks of school, and your classrooms might be experiencing new behaviours. Teacher and Self-Reg blogger Aviva Dunsiger is here to help you through this time and lead your classroom with soft eyes, even when difficult. 🍎

A Case of the June's: Reframing Behaviour In The Final Days of School - Self-Reg The June's can bring big emotions, stress, and behaviour changes for students. Discover how Self-Reg helps educators respond with empathy.

The best way to dive into the framework is through the original source material. Dr Stuart Shanker's series of books range from 2012 to guide you through the foundation of , the science behind it and implementations for your classroom.

Did you know we have discussion guides for our books? You can browse all of our books below, with discussion guides shared when available.

Publications - Self-Reg Self-Reg can be practical, community based and woven with other initiatives, movements or priorities. How can you bring Self-Reg to your community or context?