Zones of Regulation

The Zones of Regulation:

Being able to identify and regulate big emotions is an important part of managing our own behaviour.

The Zones of Regulation is a framework that helps to make this process more accessible for children.

What are the Zones of Regulation?

The Zones of Regulation is a behaviour management framework designed to foster self-regulation and emotional control. Self-regulation is something that everyone is continually working on whether they are aware of it or not. When we are able to recognise that we are in a situation that is making us lose control of our emotions we are then able to do something about it and manage our feelings to help ourselves get back to a healthier headspace.

We use the Zones of Regulation at Foulds to help the children go through this process more naturally, learning about self-regulation and creating a metaphorical toolkit to help them when they are dysregulated.

What do the Zones of Regulation look like at their simplest?

The Important Bit:

It is really important that the children understand that all Zones are acceptable and that we all move from one Zone to another. At school we model to the children when we are in different zones, to normalise it (e.g. this is really frustrating me and I can feel I am in the Yellow zone, I need to use one of my tools to help me calm down).​