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One of the jobs of a school psychologist is to help students regulate their emotions appropriately. Self-regulation is the way we receive messages through our nervous system and then turn them into movements and behavioral responses that fit the current situation. Many of my students have difficulty controlling impulses as well as delaying their responses. By providing my students with these calming items, I will be able to help them regulate their emotions and teach them appropriate coping mechanisms. Squeeze balls, tangle fidgets, therapy bands, chewlery, popping frogs, bean bags, soothing music, timers, etc. are all types of calming down/sensory items proven to work with students with disabilities. It’s not until their emotions are regulated and are paying attention comfortably that they are able to access learning and the higher functions of the brain. It is for this reason that we cannot teach students or even reason with them when they are having behavioral issues or tantrums. We must wait for them to get to a calmer state in order for them to hear what we are saying.

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One of the jobs of a school psychologist is to help students regulate their emotions appropriately. Self-regulation is the way we receive messages through our nervous system and then turn them into movements and behavioral responses that fit the current situation. Many of my students have difficulty controlling impulses as well as delaying their responses. By providing my students with these calming items, I will be able to help them regulate their emotions and teach them appropriate coping mechanisms. Squeeze balls, tangle fidgets, therapy bands, chewlery, popping frogs, bean bags, soothing music, timers, etc. are all types of calming down/sensory items proven to work with students with disabilities. It’s not until their emotions are regulated and are paying attention comfortably that they are able to access learning and the higher functions of the brain. It is for this reason that we cannot teach students or even reason with them when they are having behavioral issues or tantrums. We must wait for them to get to a calmer state in order for them to hear what we are saying.

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