When behaviour feels challenging, it’s rarely about defiance, it’s communication. Every outburst, every clash, every tear is a child saying, “I need help to regulate.”

This webinar explores how educators can move beyond managing behaviour to creating the conditions where self-regulation can grow. You’ll unpack how relationships, environments, and routines shape children’s emotional worlds, and how intentional interactions teach key skills like empathy, sharing, and problem-solving.

Through real examples and reflective practice, you’ll gain practical ways to respond with calm, clarity, and compassion, building children’s confidence and your own.

You’ll leave ready to:

• See behaviour as communication linked to developing self-regulation.

• Use daily routines to strengthen emotional awareness and cooperation.

• Guide with empathy and consistency rather than control or correction.

• Create environments that nurture belonging, wellbeing, and independence.

Completing Supporting Behaviour Regulation may contribute one-hour of PD that aligns with the NESA (NSW) approved criteria and addresses:

The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers: APST 4: Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments

Early Years Learning Framework Learning Outcomes: Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing

The National Quality Standard: QA 5: Relationships with children