„Self-regulation refers to the mental processes that enable individuals to plan, focus attention, remember instructions and juggle multiple tasks successfully. Early skills in selfregulation enable children to persist in achieving goals and to regulate their behaviour. […] The development of self-regulation skills in early childhood is associated with a wide range of positive outcomes, independent of cognitive ability. These include higher academic achievement, better labour-market outcomes as adults, including employment levels and earnings, better health outcomes and lower likelihood of involvement in crime.“
Rowena Phair, MA, International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study. Assessment Framework (2021), S. 34.