Early self-regulation appears to be particularly important for low-income and at-risk children …

„Early self-regulation appears to be particularly important for low-income and at-risk children in achieving more successful outcomes in later life. The ability to self-regulate and sustain attention appears to provide a protective factor for these children, mediating the relationship between family socioeconomic status and other disadvantages and the children‘s later academic and wider life outcomes.“
Rowena Phair, MA, International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study. Assessment Framework (2021), S. 34.