Antonia Zachariou is Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at the School of Education, University of Roehampton. Antonia researches in the area of self-regulation, focusing on young children’s self-regulation and on teachers’ role in promoting self-regulation. Her research has also focused on the link between play and the development of children’s self-regulation and metacognition. Her more general research interests lie in the area of studying young children′s learning and emotional, social and cognitive development.