07/09/2025
🌈 What is the Zones of Regulation? 🌈
The Zones of Regulation is a social-emotional learning framework we use in occupational therapy to help kids recognize, understand, and manage their feelings and energy levels. By learning to identify which “zone” they’re in—blue, green, yellow, or red—kids build better self-awareness and gain practical tools to help them stay regulated throughout the day.
This approach is also at the heart of our Zoning In summer program! Through fun, play-based group activities, kids learn social-emotional regulation skills and practice being flexible, being a good sport, and understanding expected vs. unexpected behaviors. We also include gross motor games to help kids learn how to work together as a team. Plus, we explore sensory strategies and calming tools they can use at school, at home, and in the community to feel more confident and in control.
💡 It’s all about making self-regulation and social learning engaging, relatable, and fun!
Want to learn more about how Zoning In could support your child? Contact us today— we still have a few spots left in Week 1 and Week 3!
The Zones of Regulation
