Self+Regulation

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Definition:
Self regulation is the ability to conform to parental standards of behavior without direct supervision.

Examples:

 * Different cultures have various beliefs at the appropriate age at which a child should carry out independant activities.
 * Parents are likely to have special circumstances for different sexes. Boys have more autonomy while held to a higher standard of accountability.
 * According to the research, when parents have a higher expectation of their child's self regulation the child becomes more competant.
 * Parents with an authoritative style of parenting have a greater chance of nurturing a child to be more competant.

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In the News:
[The Marshmellow Study is an example of deffered gratification, but also self regulation as long as the child can hold off on eating the marshmellow.] media type="youtube" key="6EjJsPylEOY" height="315" width="560" (give one or more news stories--preferably with links or video--in place of the bracketed text above, then delete these instructions. If you don't know of any examples, leave this section unchanged for someone else to improve on.) [|Psychology Today-Self Regulation] [|Teen behavior problems linked to childhood stress]