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The Zones of Regulation
What are The Zones of Regulation?
The Zones of Regulation approach is as follows:
- A proactive, skills based approach
- A simple, common language to understand, talk about, and teach regulation
- A consistent, metacognitive pathway to follow for regulation
- Adapted for all learners
Our Zones of Regulation- Self Check-In
What does each colour represent?
© 2023 Leah Kuypers, The Zones of Regulation, Inc.
The BLUE ZONE describes low states of alertness and down feelings, such as when a person feels sad, tired, sick, hurt, lonely, or bored. Our energy is low and our body is moving slowly when we are in the Blue Zone.
The GREEN ZONE describes a calm, alert state. We may be feeling happy, focused, content, peaceful, or calm in the Green Zone.
The YELLOW ZONE describes when our energy is higher, and our internal state starts to elevate. Our emotions get a little stronger. We may be experiencing stress, frustration, anxiety, excitement, silliness, confusion, nervousness, be overwhelmed, or have the wiggles, when in the Yellow Zone.
The RED ZONE describes a state of extremely high energy and intense, very overwhelming feelings. We may be in an extremely heightened state of alertness, potentially triggering our fight, flight, freeze or flee protective response. We may feel elated, euphoric, anger, rage, devastated, out of control, panicked, or terrified when in the Red Zone (© 2023 Leah Kuypers, The Zones of Regulation, Inc).