Turn Overwhelm into Milestones: Helping Your Child Master Big Emotions
When a child struggles to manage intense feelings of anxiety, anger, or frustration, standard social scripts aren't enough. Finding an engaging way to teach emotional regulation kids actually enjoy participating in can change everything. Our specialized SAS Operation Regulation program is a focused, spy-themed framework adapted from the globally renowned Secret Agent Society. Designed specifically for diverse learners ages 8–12, this curriculum transforms abstract coping strategies into an interactive espionage mission.
Built as a subsection of the evidence-based Secret Agent Society framework and trusted by families and professionals worldwide.
No Diagnosis Required
Open to all kids needing immediate emotional regulation support.
Flexible Formats
Available in highly engaging small-group dynamics or focused 1-to-1 coaching.
Practical Tools
Teaches real-world coping mechanisms for anxiety, anger, and everyday overwhelm.
What Is SAS: Operation Regulation?
Each week, children step into a fun, spy-themed world where learning to understand emotions feels like a mission, not a lecture. Through hands-on activities and guided practice, they build a real toolkit, recognizing what they're feeling, calming big emotions, and working through everyday challenges. Every session connects directly to real life, so your child leaves not just understanding their emotions, but feeling more confident managing them day-to-day.
Operation Regulation is a focused 4-week small-group program that helps children build practical emotional regulation skills, as a subsection of the evidence-based Secret Agent Society framework.
When big emotions take over, everyday moments can feel overwhelming, for kids and for the whole family.
Secret Agent Society: Operation Regulation Details for Fall 2026
- Suggested ages: 8-12*
- Format: In-person
- Group size: Max. 4 participants
- Duration: 4 weeks (1.5 hr sessions)
- Price: $1,395
- Locations: Victoria, Vancouver & Surrey
- Eligible for BC Autism Funding (AFU)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
*Suggested ages are a guide. We're happy to discuss fit through a free consultation.
For some families, SAS Operation Regulation is a meaningful first step for building emotional awareness and coping skills, and confidence for future social-emotional growth.
Why Emotional Regulation Matters
Emotional regulation skills help children:
- Better understand and communicate their feelings
- Work through frustration, anxiety, and disappointment
- Navigate everyday challenges more confidently
- Build problem-solving and coping strategies
- Feel more settled and capable at home, at school, and with others
When these skills grow, children often feel more confident, more supported, and better prepared for everyday situations.
Who Is This Program For?
This program may be a good fit if you've noticed your child:
- Feels emotions intensely, and they can build quickly
- Finds it hard to settle once they're upset
- Feels things deeply when plans change or don't go as hoped
- Is still building the words for what they're feeling - in themselves and others
- Is working on noticing their part in a tricky moment
And it's a fit for families who:
- Want to support emotional regulation in a practical, structured way
- Are noticing big emotions, frustration, anxiety, or overwhelm at home or school
When emotions run big, the right tools make everyday moments easier, for your child and your whole family.
In this program, children will:
Learn to recognize emotions in themselves and others through face, body, and voice clues
Track big feelings with their own Emotionometer
Calm anxiety and anger using Detective Gadgets
Work through unhelpful thoughts with helpful-thinking tools
Navigate everyday challenges with the D.E.C.O.D.E.R. formula
Why Families Choose This Program for Emotional Regulation
- Real tools your child can use the moment big emotions hit
- Skills that ease the hard moments for your child and your whole family
- Helps families gauge whether broader support may be useful down the road
- Builds confidence, not just coping
- Grounded in the well-researched Secret Agent Society framework
- Learning kids genuinely enjoy because it feels like play, not work
How Is This Different From the Full Secret Agent Society Program?
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Secret Agent Society Operation Regulation: Frequently Asked Questions
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