Dr. Stuart Shanker


Why Is Everyone Fighting? Why Is Everyone So Angry?
Right now, everything is magnified. So the question is, how do we dissolve polarization, stop fighting and start getting along again? If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know how much I love and practice Self-Reg. It’s changed my life and subsequently my children’s lives. Self-reg changed my entire trajectory when dealing

How To Reframe Your Life
This week’s video is all about reframing. Watch below to find out more about what I mean. https://www.facebook.com/MichelleFerrericom/videos/690657448030783/ Click here to learn more about the Self-Reg Summer Symposium and to get tickets. Watch more videos on Self-Reg: We Need To Change How We Teach Kids And This VP Is Actually Doing It How To

We Need To Change How We Teach Kids And This VP Is Actually Doing It
I hijacked Claudio for an interview when I was emceeing the Self-Reg Summer Symposium at Trent University earlier this month because I knew I had to have him share his story with you. Self-Reg has absolutely changed my life and when Claudio Moschella stood up to speak and introduce Dr. Stuart Shanker, I felt like

How To Stop Being Too Busy
This is Part 4 of a 4-part interview series with Dr. Stuart Shanker. Click here to watch the entire series. The focus of these videos is to learn about self regulation and why it is the key ingredient for both our own and our children’s success and happiness. This video offers a critical piece of

Helping Kids Who Don’t Fit Into The School System
This is Part 3 of a 4-part interview series with Dr. Stuart Shanker. Click here to watch the entire series. You may have noticed on your child’s report card, a self regulation area. It’s a big part of success criteria for kids. In fact I just had a parent teacher interview and I boldly told my one

When Your Kid Has Anxiety And What To Do
This is Part 2 of a 4-part interview series with Dr. Stuart Shanker. Click here to watch the entire series. This video for me is really important to share. My youngest son recently did something that was not cool. He hurt another child in a fit of stress and anger. Dr. Shanker’s insight on children’s

How To Teach Our Kids Self-Regulation
This is Part 1 of a 4-part interview series with Dr. Stuart Shanker. Click here to watch the entire series. I never knew the term self-regulation until I realized my second born struggled with it. Now my third is dealing with the same struggles. Once I learned about self regulation and the research of Dr. Stuart