Part I: Self-Reg : essential for living and learning. The power of Self-Reg ; More than marshmallows : self-regulation versus self-control ; No small matter : arousal regulation and the interbrain ; Under the boab tree : the five-domain model for Self-Reg -- Part II: The five domains. Eat, play, sleep : the biological domain ; Monster in the attic : the emotion domain ; Calm, alert, and learning : the cognitive domain ; A new lens for looking at social development : the social domain ; The better self : empathy and the prosocial domain -- Part III: Teens, temptations, and parents under pressure. The power and perils of adolescence ; More : desire, dopamine, and the surprising biology of boredom (the reward system) ; Parents under pressure : where do we go from here?.