Emotion regulation in an individual is the ability to express their desires, emotions, frustrations, anger, fears, etc. verbally rather than physically. Many new parents are jokingly warned about the "terrible twos" when children are known to throw tantrums to satisfy their needs and wants. Research has shown that children can learn to verbally express their needs, wants, and discontent in a socially acceptable manner, provided that they are taught from the time they begin to learn their social graces and that this learning is sustained. continue throughout their lives, as they encounter different situations and cultures. Infants display several emotions, namely disgust, contentment, interest and disgust. These emotions can be visually visible on their faces when they encounter different aspects of their environment, as observed by Carroll Izard and colleagues. These are considered fundamental emotions that many theorists believe are biologically programmed. Healthy children add social smiles, anger, fear, sadness, and joy to their bank of emotions over weeks and months. By the end of the second year of life, normal children are able to express embarrassment, shame, guilt, envy, and pride, which are defined as complex emotions. These complex emotions are also called self-conscious emotions because they involve the cognitive part of the individual where situations according to the environment, situations and people around him are evaluated and the child realizes that he has some form of control over objects. , animals and people. Lewis and colleagues found that children who were actively stimulated were able to display feelings of shame (realizing that they had failed at a task or two...... middle of paper... ...ng new skills to learn In other words, when self-regulation is automatic and does not require thinking, the individual can then actively participate in activities in their environment where they can be challenged to learning new things that may or may not interest them throughout life, as the individual matures over time; this reinforces the saying that learning occurs until death. older will be better able to read other people's reaction and temperament and know when to back off before inadvertently offending the other person, the recipient is offended, then the other person may have a way to resolve the situation. The challenge arises when the offended party pretends to be unaffected when body language speaks otherwise. This raises the bar in perfecting self-skill. regulation