Other researchers examining behavioral aspects of regulation have focused even more simply on young children's ability to carry out complex directions, finish tasks, concentrate, ask questions, seek help when necessary, and enjoy challenging tasks.Howse et al. (2003) found a direct relation between this form of regulation and kindergarten achievement. In sum, various aspects of regulation enhance children's early academic success across the age range considered here both predictively and concurrently, while accounting for many covariates, such as age, sex, socioeconomic status, and earlier social/academic success and/or earlier SEL