"Few parents recognize the (3z(Bhidden stressors(3y (Bthat children and teens struggle with today. The entrenched view sees children as lacking self-control or willpower, but the real basis – for their behavioral, emotional, or leaning problems – often lies with excessive stress. The solution is not (3z(Btrying harder.(3y (BIt’s self-regulation, the way we respond to and recover from stress. With the right understanding, self-regulation dramatically improves a child’s mood, attention, ad concentration, bringing about profound and lasting change." -- Book jacket.

"First published in the United States of America by Penguin Press...2016." -- Title page verso.

Part I: Self-Reg : essential for living and learning. The power of Self-Reg ; More than marshmallows : self-regulation versus self-control ; No small matter : arousal regulation and the interbrain ; Under the boab tree : the five-domain model for Self-Reg -- Part II: The five domains. Eat, play, sleep : the biological domain ; Monster in the attic : the emotion domain ; Calm, alert, and learning : the cognitive domain ; A new lens for looking at social development : the social domain ; The better self : empathy and the prosocial domain -- Part III: Teens, temptations, and parents under pressure. The power and perils of adolescence ; More : desire, dopamine, and the surprising biology of boredom (the reward system) ; Parents under pressure : where do we go from here?.