Learning Map

Self-Regulation & Resilience

Calming big feelings and bouncing back — 17 skills across 9 years. Every skill below shows what it builds on and how to tell your child has it.

Personal & Social Development17 skillsages 5–14

Grouped by the age children typically start each skill. Ages are typical, not deadlines — follow your child’s pace.

Around age 5

Coping with Life Changesages 5–7AC ✓ Learning from Mistakesages 5–7 Patience and Delayed Gratificationages 5–7 Simple Calming Strategiesages 5–7AC ✓ Words for Big Feelingsages 5–8AC ✓

Around age 7

Breaking Tasks into Stepsages 7–9 Choosing the Right Coping Strategyages 7–9AC ✓ Growth Mindsetages 7–9AC ✓ Positive Self-Talkages 7–9 Vocabulary: resilience and selfages 7–10AC ✓

Around age 9

Personal Coping Toolkitages 9–11AC ✓ Personal Goal-Settingages 9–11AC ✓ Resilience and Bouncing Backages 9–11AC ✓ Time and Attention Managementages 9–11

Around age 11

Good Stress and Bad Stressages 11–12

Around age 12

Habits and Motivationages 12–13

Around age 13

Growth Through Adversityages 13–14

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