Emotion regulation and one strategy used by children.

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Emotion regulation involves shaping how emotions are experienced and expressed, helping a child decide what to feel, when to feel it, and how to show it to others. The best choice captures both the internal management of feelings and the outward expression, which is exactly what regulation is about. When children regulate, they might pause before reacting, take a deep breath, or use a coping strategy to stay calm, which in turn guides their behavior and interactions. Ignoring emotions completely isn’t regulation and can lead to bigger eruptions later. The idea that only adults regulate emotions isn’t true, since children can learn and apply regulation strategies with support. Emotion regulation is also linked to behavior, so saying it’s unrelated misses a fundamental connection between how we feel, how we express those feelings, and what we do.