I sit and watch the mama seated two seats away from me struggle to keep her daughter calm. She seems to want more candy. I see her whisper, but I don’t hear what she says. It doesn’t seem to have worked because her daughter keeps speaking. Then she starts crying, and the crying quickly turns […]
Emotional intelligence
How to Help When You Don’t Know Where Your Child’s Anxiety Comes From
The only reason your physician asks about your symptoms is because he cannot help you, if he doesn’t know where your pain and discomfort is coming from. But being able to identify all your symptoms does not mean that the treatment proposed will work the first time, or the second, or ever! Even when patients […]
50 simple ways to strengthen your child’s emotional intelligence
Fostering children’s emotional intelligence means paying attention to their emotions and assuming that they understand and benefit when we talk to them about feelings and emotions. Strengthening your kid’s emotional intelligence matters because his inability to manage his emotions can create a domino effect in other aspects of his life. Emotional intelligence is relevant for […]
Five things you can do to foster your child’s emotional safety
What is emotional safety and why does it matter? Although emotional safety is a term commonly used in couples’ therapy, it can also have a powerful impact on the social and psychological well-being of your child. With regard to your child, emotional safety means that he or she feels safe enough to be vulnerable. According to the […]
This Is How To Raise An Emotionally Intelligent Kid
History has shown time and time again that you can have a genius IQ and still be an emotional mess. It has shown that cognitive intelligence is not synonymous with emotional intelligence. Many years ago, Aristotle said: “Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to […]