Human Growth and Development / Unit 6 HGD 0757 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Metacognition and Self-Regulation
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The idea
Metacognition is thinking about one's own thinking, memories and emotions; self-regulation, controlling emotional reactions, becomes more independent with neurological maturity.
In practice
A five-year-old using words instead of a tantrum and asking a teacher for help.
Where people slip
Self-regulation shifts from caregiver-assisted in infancy to increasingly self-directed across the preschool years.
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