My Circle of Control | Early Years & SEN Emotional Regulation Resource 

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A Child-Friendly Visual Tool for Understanding Control, Choice, and Letting Go

My Circle of Control is a thoughtfully designed emotional regulation resource for Early Years and SEN contexts.

Using the well-established Circle of Control concept, this resource helps children understand the difference between:

• what is their responsibility

• and what is outside their control

Rather than focusing on behaviour correction or emotional suppression, the resource supports children to develop emotional clarity, agency, and calm decision-making.

Children are gently guided to recognise their words, actions, attitude, and responses as choices they can manage, while learning that other people’s actions, the weather, and past events are not their responsibility to fix.

The design is intentionally simple, calm, and predictable, making it suitable for young children and those with additional communication, emotional, or sensory needs.

This is a preventative, everyday emotional wellbeing tool, designed to be used repeatedly in real-life moments.

What’s Included

This resource pack includes:

• A3 Visual Circle of Control Poster (high-visibility wall display)

• A4 Visual Circle of Control Poster (tabletop or individual use)

• Child-friendly example pages (inside vs outside the circle)

• Simple adult guidance pages for parents, educators, and caregivers

All files are provided as print-ready digital PDFs.

How It Supports Children

This resource helps children learn that:

• some things are within their control

• some things are not their responsibility

• big feelings are allowed and manageable

• they can pause, breathe, and make helpful choices

It works particularly well when used consistently in:

• calm corners

• classrooms

• SEN and inclusion rooms

• therapy spaces

• homes

Perfect For

• Early Years classrooms

• SEN and inclusion settings

• Calm corners

• Speech & Language Therapy rooms

• Occupational Therapy spaces

• Homes and foster/adoptive families

Especially supportive for children with:

• Autism

• ADHD

• Emotional regulation difficulties

• Anxiety

• Speech & language needs

• Sensory processing differences

Note

This product is:

• an emotional regulation and self-awareness support

• non-clinical and non-diagnostic

• suitable for everyday use

This product is not:

• a behaviour management programme

• a therapeutic intervention

• a replacement for professional support

It is designed to complement emotionally responsive parenting, teaching, and therapeutic practice.

Delivery Format 

• Instant digital download (PDF)

• A4 print sizes included

• Designed for repeated, long-term use

Age Guidance

Designed for ages 3–7.
Also suitable for older children with SEN, where developmentally appropriate.

Format

Digital PDF — Instant download. Print at home or on a tablet.

Paper Size

• Designed in A4 standard size (210 x 297 mm).

• For US Buyers: Most home printers can easily scale A4 to Letter size (8.5 x 11 in).