08/12/2026
🌱 Rooted in Regulation™ went into the classroom today.
Today I Eden Caroline Mabry had the privilege of returning to to lead their teachers through Rooted in Regulation™ Professional Development — and there was one message I wanted us to begin with:
Regulation doesn’t begin with the child. It begins with the adult.
Before we talked about student behavior, we talked about ourselves.
What happens when life follows us into the classroom?
What happens when our capacity changes?
What happens between the first thought we have and the response we choose?
Together, we practiced how to PAUSE, recognize capacity, separate truth from assumption, extend grace without removing accountability, and intentionally choose the next right response.
And then the room got to work. 🤍
Teachers reflected on real experiences, found common ground with one another, and went back through moments that could have gone differently — not to judge what happened, but to practice what could happen next time.
Because regulation isn’t perfection.
It’s practice.
One of my favorite reminders from today was:
Grace doesn’t remove accountability.
It creates a safe place from which to practice it.
And ultimately, that’s what we want to create for the children entrusted to us, too.
Classrooms where students can learn.
Relationships where people can grow.
And teachers who have permission to be human while they lead.
To the teachers and staff at Christian Academy: thank you for your openness, your participation, your vulnerability, and the conversations you brought into the room today. It was such a privilege to learn with you again.
🌳 Stay rooted. Bear good fruit.
— Eden Mabry, M.A.
Founder, Quality Behavioral Coaching
Creator, Rooted in Regulation™
