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A new federal report recommends that schools emphasize building children's "self-regulation" skills in order to increase opportunities for student success in a number of areas. The recommendation is one of several in the report, the fourth in a series on self-regulation research and practice from the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Researchers have zeroed in on the importance of self-regulation skills, which allow children to manage their thoughts and feelings, control impulses, and problem-solve.
"Self-regulation affects wellbeing across the lifespan, from mental health and emotional wellbeing to academic achievement, physical health, and socioeconomic success," said Desiree Murray, associate director of research at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and lead author of the report. "Unfortunately, prolonged or pronounced stress and adversity, including poverty and trauma, can delay children's self-regulation development."
(Score: 2) by gidds on Wednesday December 07 2016, @02:30PM
If it's administered to you, then it's just plain 'discipline'!
IME as an adult (chronologically, at least) without quite enough self-control, self-discipline can't be imposed upon you. It's something you must learn for yourself.
In fact, having it imposed can be counterproductive: the more you get used to someone else checking up on you, the less you learn to do it for yourself.
But if that's not the way to teach self-discipline, what is? How do you responsible, mature, self-controlled folks (come on, there must be some of you here) learn that???
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by VLM on Wednesday December 07 2016, @03:59PM
the more you get used to someone else checking up on you, the less you learn to do it for yourself.
Curious if you were in the military. Based on observation during basic, there exists at least one strategy that is likely to teach self discipline.
Of course that leads right into arguments about somewhere between 99% and 90% of the population aren't tough enough to survive the training. Perhaps the tiny minority of the population who graduate basic training are somehow self selected to be highly susceptible, perhaps unconsciously, to self discipline. Its clouded by sending kids thru, so at least some of the 18 yr olds probably would have naturally un-fucked-up themselves even if they had stayed home and played video games instead of going to basic. Oh and last but not least its possible its all cognitive bias that everyone thinks basic looks like it teaches self discipline but maybe learning how to march and shoot and first aid is a simulation of self discipline.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday December 08 2016, @01:55AM
Repeated from above: Regular discipline does the teaching, self-discipline is what you learn.
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