Theo is 2.5 years old. He attends your early learning service two days a week. You have noticed he likes to play with the large toy truck. When another child wants to play with the truck while Theo is playing with it, Theo becomes upset and sometimes hits the other child.

Looking beyond the child's immediate behaviour is important to understand their needs. The 5 domains of self-regulation can provide us with a starting point to understand what a child is trying to tell us through their behaviour.

1. Complete the following table to describe what may be underlying this behaviour in Theo.
2. Complete the following table to describe what may be underlying this behaviour in Theo.

Domain of self-regulation	Short summary of the domain	How could this help us understand and respond to Theo's behaviour?
Biological domain
Emotional domain
Cognitive domain
Social domain
Prosocial domain