‘Self-regulation’ is used in 5 frameworks

The awareness of oneself and one’s surroundings, and the ability to manage one’s attention, emotions, and behaviors in goal-directed ways. Self-regulation has numerous forms, including cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and attentional regulation. Self-regulation is a key developmental task during early and middle childhood

Regulation of attention, emotion and executive functions for the purposes of goal-directed actions.

Parents encourage child's growth in regulating her or his own emotions and behaviors and in understanding the importance of healthy habits and choices.

The child increasingly can identify, regulate, and control her or his behaviors in healthy ways, using adult support constructively in particularly stressful situations.

Self-regulation refers to the ability to control emotions and social behaviour in the interest of engagement and participation in both social interactions and independent work. It encompasses the regulation of one’s own emotions both in social contexts and non-social contexts (such as delayed gratification). This construct is also strongly related to executive function, specifically inhibitory control (Liew, 2012).