Child Development: Self-Regulation

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Last updated on March 31, 2026 10:46 am

This psychology course explains how self-regulation and delayed gratification drive childhood development and improve children’s behavior and self-esteem.

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This course examines Lev Vygotsky’s theory of self-regulation and explains how children learn self-regulated behaviors and skills. We discuss how self-regulation contributes to the development of a child’s personality and habits. We break down the three dimensions of self-regulation and trace the impact of environmental factors like parents and preschool education on its general framework to help you encourage healthy early childhood development.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

  • Explain how self-regulation can enab…
  • Discuss how self-regulation skills p…
  • Summarize how a developing child bec…
  • Outline the general framework of sel…
  • Explain how self-regulation can enable children to behave thoughtfully and purposefully
  • Discuss how self-regulation skills play a critical role in developing self-confidence, problem-solving skills and self-esteem
  • Summarize how a developing child becomes more successful at delaying gratification
  • Outline the general framework of self-regulation and its three main dimensions
  • Discuss the sequence of steps required to acquire self-regulation in early childhood
  • Summarize the role of the preschool environment in the development of self-regulation skills
  • Establish the importance of encouraging self-regulation skills in early childhood
  • Outline the relationship between sociodramatic activities in early childhood and self-regulation
  • Describe different assessment methods and observation tools used to assess self-regulation skills
  • Self Regulation in Early Childhood

    This module discusses self-regulation and how it can help children behave thoughtfully, carefully, as well as purposefully. We’ll then discuss self-regulation in three dimensions and an overview of its general framework. Furthermore, this module also describes how children can be assessed for their self-regulation skills.

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