The Stories of the Space: Designing Environments That Support Behaviour, Regulation & Belonging

The environment isn’t just a backdrop; it’s a co-educator. It doesn’t just hold children but holds their feelings, their relationships, and their sense of self, too.  This guide shows you how to design spaces that support safety, independence, and regulation. You’ll learn how to create environments that work with children’s behaviour, not against it, by tuning into emotional tone, sensory needs, and relational cues.

You’ll Learn:

→ The three layers of the environment that you need to be considering

→ How your tone, rhythm, and nervous system shape the energy of the space

→ Strategies for building relational safety and responsiveness into your setup

→ How to work with what you’ve got — even when you can’t change the layout

→ Ways to use space and structure to support regulation, not control behaviour