Skills for Academic Success Webinar

A child who knows the work but cannot start it after a difficult morning. Shutdown during tests, frustration that escalates over one mistake, and tears or anger at a change of routine. Disagreements at break time that are still affecting concentration hours later. These difficulties are often treated as behaviour or motivation problems. In many cases, they reflect underdeveloped emotion regulation.

Emotion regulation is a core aspect of executive function, and it directly affects a child’s capacity to focus, learn and persist. When regulation is under strain, the cognitive resources available for learning are reduced, regardless of ability.

This course examines how emotional self-regulation develops, how it connects with other executive functions, and why difficulties in this area are frequently mistaken for defiance or lack of effort. It sets out practical strategies for helping children manage their emotions, sustain attention, recover from setbacks and navigate social interactions.

It is designed for therapists, educators and parents who want to understand the link between emotion regulation and academic success, and to support children more effectively at home and in school.

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I highly recommend this webinar for everyone working with people. Information is very applicable and relevant, not only for children, but parents, adults and oneself too. The webinar was very informative. It was easily understandable, the slides were clear and not too cluttered.

Gerlinde, OT