Fighting over toys. Pushing in the hall. Struggling to settle down when switching activities. Clingy kids. These are behaviors pre-K and kindergarten teachers are used to seeing when school begins.

Self-management is built on a foundation of self-awareness. If your child can accurately identify their feelings and how they drive their behaviors, your child will be better able to act on those ...

How a child’s social groups behave can significantly influence his or her ability to practice self-control and could have lasting impacts on development of this critical skill, according to a new CU ...

Public Montessori preschools improve reading, memory, and self-control, and cost thousands of dollars less per child.

Floor time lessons are common in Oregon kindergartens. It's a time to focus on the teacher and colorful charts and keep one's hands to oneself. (Faith Cathcart / The Oregonian) Oregon experts say ...

Ever since the landmark “marshmallow test” highlighted the importance of early self-control in later achievement, educators have worked to find ways to build self-regulation among young children. But ...

Two of the best predictors of life-long health and well-being are early childhood self-control skills and healthy eating habits. A new program that teaches parents how to cook with their 2-year-olds ...

Self-control—or the ability to manage one's impulses, emotions, and behaviors to achieve long-term goals—is what separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. Self-control is primarily rooted ...

A toddler's self-regulation -- the ability to change behavior in different social situations -- may predict whether he or she will be obese come kindergarten, but the connection appears to be much ...