Abstract
Numerous studies have examined how the aspects of self-regulation affect children’s lives. However, the findings from such studies have not become public knowledge. This means that parents may have little knowledge about self-regulation. Parents may not know the positive outcomes associated with high self-regulation and the consequences associated with low self-regulation. To address this problem, the researcher designed a two-hour parent workshop on self-regulation and the young child. Information presented at the workshop was based on primary and secondary references, books, and First 5 Sacramento. Sources of information were gathered from the fields of child development, sociology, health, education, neuroscience, and psychology. All presented sources were selected to help parents gain an understanding of self-regulation, the impact it has on children, the components of self-regulation, and the strategies used for improving self-regulation in children birth to 6-years-old. This workshop was evaluated by 19 parents. Findings showed that all participants found the workshop informative and useful. Additionally, participants advised minimal improvements. Future offerings of the workshop should be extended to multiple days to allow parents additional time to practice presented strategies. As a limitation, this project did not investigate whether parents implemented the presented information with their children. The next step would be to empirically test the effectiveness of the workshop on parents’ behaviors and the parent-child relationship.