Yesterday, your child seemed to be perfectly okay. Today, you can tell something is wrong. When you really think about it, you realize it has been days since something changed. He seems withdrawn, teary, scared of invisible dangers lurking around the corner, and this behavior leaves you somewhat baffled. Uncharacteristic or “bizarre” behaviors are common […]
Emotional intelligence
Everything you need to know about raising a sensitive kid
This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read the full disclosure. I have a sensitive child, and I think sensitive kids are just lovely. But raising one is not easy every day. If you have a sensitive kid, you know what I am talking about: Your sensitive child worries. A LOT. You spend months […]
4 things every parent should know to build emotional intelligence in their child
We now know that emotions are sensations within the body that enable us to deal with the different emotion-provoking situations that we encounter: Fear helps us to tread more carefully or to avoid certain situations, anxiety draws attention to what needs to be done and can make you work harder to pass that interview or […]
5 things emotionally intelligent parents avoid doing
We now know that children’s ability to manage their emotions affects their behavior and their learning outcomes. We also know that environments in which they feel safe to express their emotions and to build their emotional intelligence help promote greater academic, social and psychological outcomes. All the available research on the development of children’s emotional […]
How emotional unavailability affects your child’s emotional competence
Being in a relationship with an emotionally unavailable person means having to constantly struggle to deal with an evasive partner. We all know that getting an avoidant partner to open up about his or her feelings can feel like a Herculean task. But emotional unavailability is more than just having a problem navigating one’s emotions. […]