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Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University advised the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) on the importance of encouraging students' development of self-regulation, especially for those who are afflicted by the chronic stressors associated with living in poverty.
According to the researchers, establishing a foundation for [self-regulation] during childhood and adolescence benefits communities and society as a whole by strengthening the workforce, increasing economic stability, and reducing costs for human services, medical care, and the justice system."
The researchers define self-regulation as "the act of managing one's thoughts and feelings to engage in goal-directed actions such as organizing behavior, controlling impulses, and solving problems constructively." They say the definition of self-regulation includes the currently popular buzzword "grit" while also being coupled with behaviors like self-control.
Educators and similar mentors, the researchers say, are important individuals who can use literacy, ...
... instruction and reinforcement to encourage self-regulation development. Though foundational self-regulation skills begin during a child's earliest years, they suggest that educators across all grade levels are important because "all people have the capacity to develop these skills with effective instruction, suggesting multiple opportunities for intervention across development."
In order to best provide students with self-regulation skills, the researchers recommend warm and responsive caregiving coupled with direct skills instruction.
For this reason, they recommend that the ACF partner with the Department of Education to use schools as implementation settings in order to best benefit "the populations ACF targets," which is youth living in adversity.

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University advised the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) on the importance of encouraging students' development of self-regulation, especially for those who are afflicted by the chronic stressors associated with living in poverty.
According to the researchers, establishing a foundation for [self-regulation] during childhood and adolescence benefits communities and society as a whole by strengthening the workforce, increasing economic stability, and reducing costs for human services, medical care, and the justice system."
The researchers define self-regulation as "the act of managing one's thoughts and feelings to engage in goal-directed actions such as organizing behavior, controlling impulses, and solving problems constructively." They say the definition of self-regulation includes the currently popular buzzword "grit" while also being coupled with behaviors like self-control.
Educators and similar mentors, the researchers say, are important individuals who can use literacy, instruction and reinforcement to encourage self-regulation development. Though foundational self-regulation skills begin during a child's earliest years, they suggest that educators across all grade levels are important because "all people have the capacity to develop these skills with effective instruction, suggesting multiple opportunities for intervention across development."
In order to best provide students with self-regulation skills, the researchers recommend warm and responsive caregiving coupled with direct skills instruction.
For this reason, they recommend that the ACF partner with the Department of Education to use schools as implementation settings in order to best benefit "the populations ACF targets," which is youth living in adversity.
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University advised the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) on the importance of encouraging students' development of self-regulation, especially for those who are afflicted by the chronic stressors associated with living in poverty.
According to the researchers, establishing a foundation for [self-regulation] during childhood and adolescence benefits communities and society as a whole by strengthening the workforce, increasing economic stability, and reducing costs for human services, medical care, and the justice system."
The researchers define self-regulation as "the act of managing one's thoughts and feelings to engage in goal-directed actions such as organizing behavior, controlling impulses, and solving problems constructively." They say the definition of self-regulation includes the currently popular buzzword "grit" while also being coupled with behaviors like self-control.
Educators and similar mentors, the researchers say, are important individuals who can use literacy, instruction and reinforcement to encourage self-regulation development. Though foundational self-regulation skills begin during a child's earliest years, they suggest that educators across all grade levels are important because "all people have the capacity to develop these skills with effective instruction, suggesting multiple opportunities for intervention across development."
In order to best provide students with self-regulation skills, the researchers recommend warm and responsive caregiving coupled with direct skills instruction.
For this reason, they recommend that the ACF partner with the Department of Education to use schools as implementation settings in order to best benefit "the populations ACF targets," which is youth living in adversity.

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University advised the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) on the importance of encouraging students' development of self-regulation, especially for those who are afflicted by the chronic stressors associated with living in poverty.
According to the researchers, establishing a foundation for [self-regulation] during childhood and adolescence benefits communities and society as a whole by strengthening the workforce, increasing economic stability, and reducing costs for human services, medical care, and the justice system."
The researchers define self-regulation as "the act of managing one's thoughts and feelings to engage in goal-directed actions such as organizing behavior, controlling impulses, and solving problems constructively." They say the definition of self-regulation includes the currently popular buzzword "grit" while also being coupled with behaviors like self-control.
Educators and similar mentors, the researchers say, are important individuals who can use literacy, instruction and reinforcement to encourage self-regulation development. Though foundational self-regulation skills begin during a child's earliest years, they suggest that educators across all grade levels are important because "all people have the capacity to develop these skills with effective instruction, suggesting multiple opportunities for intervention across development."
In order to best provide students with self-regulation skills, the researchers recommend warm and responsive caregiving coupled with direct skills instruction.
For this reason, they recommend that the ACF partner with the Department of Education to use schools as implementation settings in order to best benefit "the populations ACF targets," which is youth living in adversity.