Encourage Self-Control in Fast-Paced Children

When it comes to sports practice, chores, or trying to get out the door on time, your child’s high-energy approach is an asset. But problems arise when it’s time to […]

Social-Emotional Skill Development: Self-Control

Social-Emotional Skills: Self-ControlStudents will develop their social-emotional abilities by participating in an online curriculum with a group of peers. They will apply these skills using digital games and applications while [...]

Executive Functions, Life Skills, Self-Control, and Grit

In a previous article, I wrote about how psychologists differ in their definitions of executive functions. Some focus on aspects of working memory and planning, while others view the core […]

Is Your Child a Worrier? Teaching Anxious Kids Self-Control

Is your child a Worrier? Anticipating the future is a mixed blessing. Some children are overwhelmed with anticipatory anxiety, in which they worry about events they cannot control and that […]

Self-Control Activities

Self-Control Activities Whether your child realizes it or not, they practice self-control in video games when they manage their frustration and persist at a task. When they play a multiplayer [...]

Thinking Skills: Self-Control

https://vimeo.com/31461921 Overview Classroom Digital Media Alternative Learners Overview With this thinking skill, students learn to control their feelings—both negative and positive—so as to maintain the ability to make good decisions [...]

Self-Control Ebook Download

FREE EBOOK: WHAT IS SELF-CONTROL?  Learn about the skill of Self-Control, and how you can help your child to improve it.  [ult_buttons btn_title="Download Now!" btn_link="url:http%3A%2F%2Flearningworksforkids.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FWhat_Is_Self-Control-1.pdf||target:%20_blank|" btn_align="ubtn-center" btn_size="ubtn-large" btn_title_color="#ffffff" btn_bg_color="#1d88c9" icon="Defaults-cloud-download" icon_size="32" [...]

Self-Control Ebook

FREE EBOOK: WHAT IS SELF-CONTROL?  Learn about the skill of Self-Control, and how you can help your child to improve it.  Fill out the form below to download your free ebook. [...]

Beyond Games: 3 Easy Strategies for Teaching Kids Self-Control

Does your child get angry easily? Does a difficult homework question send them off the deep end? Is it common for them to procrastinate or neglect responsibilities altogether in favor […]

What is Self-Control?

Video describing Self-Control thinking skill.