Getting Back to Baseline – Supporting Emotional Regulation in Kids
This seven-part series is your guide to understanding, managing, and preventing dysregulation with practical strategies tailored for parents and educators.
What You’ll Learn
This 7-part series is designed for parents and educators to explore the concept of “baseline” and the critical role of regulation in children’s development. From understanding baseline to practical tools and strategies, this series equips you with the knowledge and resources to help your child thrive.
As you read through the series, you’ll learn:
- What “Baseline” means and why it matters
- What dysregulation means and how it affects kids
- Why regulation is necessary for learning and development
- Sensory and emotional regulation tools
- What co-regulation means, and how to use it to support your kids
- Behavior supports for getting back to baseline
- How to build a back-to-baseline toolkit
- Proactive strategies for preventing dysregulation
Explore the Series:
Baseline Explained: The Foundation for Focus, Learning & Skill Building
Discover what baseline means for children’s emotional, sensory, and cognitive regulation. Learn why achieving baseline is essential for focus, learning, and success.
Understand Dysregulation and How it Affects Kids
Learn about dysregulation in children—what it is, how it impacts emotional, sensory, cognitive, and behavioral functioning, and ways to support a return to balance
Baseline Before Skill-Building: Why Regulation is Important
Learn why regulation is important for children’s learning and skill-building. Discover how achieving baseline first helps kids focus, engage, and thrive
Sensory and Emotional Regulation Tools to Help Kids Get Back to Baseline
Discover sensory and emotional regulation tools to help kids achieve balance and get back to baseline. Learn practical strategies for calming overstimulation and managing big emotions
Co-Regulation and Behavior Supports for Getting Back to Baseline
Learn how co-regulation and behavior supports can help kids achieve emotional balance. Discover practical strategies, from modeling calm behavior to creating predictable routines.
How to Build the Ultimate “Back to Baseline” Toolkit for Emotional Regulation
Learn how to create a personalized ‘Back to Baseline’ toolkit to help kids manage sensory, emotional, and behavioral dysregulation. Practical steps for building tools tailored to their unique needs.
Preventing Dysregulation– Proactive Strategies for Staying at Baseline
Discover proactive strategies for preventing dysregulation in kids. Learn how routines, sensory diets, and self-awareness can help maintain emotional and sensory balance.
