1. Presented by: Jeremy Sanbrooks (School Counsellor)
ZONES of Regulation
SD23 COPAC PRESENTATION
Presented by: Jeremy Sanbrooks (School Counsellor)

2. Why Zones?

3. Self-regulation = the ability to regulate our emotions

4. Self-regulation abilities have a stronger correlation with school readiness than IQ or entry-level reading or math skills.
– Blair, ; Normandeau & Guay, 1998

5. How does mental health impact children and youth?
10-20% of Canadian youth are affected by a mental illness or disorder
5% of male youth and 12% of female youth, age 12 to 19, have experienced a major depressive episode.
3.2 million year olds in Canada are at risk for developing depression
Suicide is among the leading causes of death in year old Canadians, second only to accidents
In Canada, only 1 out of 5 children who need mental health services receives them.
(Canadian Mental Health Association, 2014)

6. Kids who cannot cope turn into teenagers who cannot cope.
We need to teach our kids coping skills from a young age.

9. New BC curriculum acknowledges the need of personal and social core competencies as learning goals.
We have a responsibility to be teaching kids Social and Emotional Learning in schools.

10. Have your children said anything to you about the Zones yet?
What are the zones?
Have your children said anything to you about the Zones yet?

11. What Are The ZONES?
There are four zones to describe how your brain and body feel.
BLUE Zone – Your body is running slow, such as when you are tired, sick, sad or bored.
GREEN Zone – Like a green light, you are “good to go.” Your body may feel happy, calm and focused.
YELLOW Zone – This zone describes when you start to loose control, such as when you are frustrated, anxious, worried, silly or surprised. Use caution when you are in this zone.
RED Zone – This zone is for extreme emotions such as anger, terror and aggression. When you are in this zone, you are out of control, have trouble making good decisions and must STOP!
Have people come up and place their emotions on the traffic signs.

12. Expected Behaviour vs. Unexpected Behaviour
Comfortable Feelings vs. Uncomfortable Feelings
Success with Friends and Learning vs Challenges with Friends and Learning

13. What frustrations send us to the Yellow Zone?

14. 5 Senses What environments send us to the Yellow Zone?
Name the 5 senses. This is how we take in our world…

15. Sensory Distractions

17. The Tools

18. Belly Breaths

19. Size of the Problem

20. Talk to Adult
Sometimes we need to get rid of our yellow or blue feelings. We can do this by talking to an adult.
Who is a safe adult you trust?

21. Fidget
Imagine you have a ball in your hand. Squeeze it as hard as you can for 5 seconds.
Do this again 2 more times.

22. The Emotion Safe
Write down all of your emotions on a piece of paper. Who or what is bothering you? Write your thoughts out on a piece of paper. After your thoughts are emptied, tear up the paper.

23. The Friendly Comeback
If somebody is upsetting you, think of something positive you can say before walking away.
For example, if someone is teasing you about your hat, you could say “I happen to like my hat” and then walk away.

24. Tools Menu A

25. Tools Menu B

26. My Zones Toolbox
Now you all have a toolbox to take away with you today!

30. Questions?
Comments?