Emotional intelligence

Anxiety is a normal and fairly common emotion in children. It can be caused by family events such as frequent changes of home or school, an unstable family environment, death or illness in the family, a stressful school environment, and so on. Science says that anxious parents are more likely to raise anxious children. However, […]

Science says that our environment can affect our mental health. In one study[1], researchers looked at nearly one million residents to see if their exposure to green spaces from birth to age 10 would affect their psychological well-being later in life. The study found that in later years, children who had grown up near green […]

This post contains affiliate links for your convenience Like adults, all children experience moments of stress and anxiety. But unlike adults, children may not have mastered the skills that can help them cope with stressful moments. The problem with unmanaged stress and anxiety is that it eventually affects other areas of your child’s life. A stressed child […]

A recent study by researchers from the University of Michigan has found that there is a link between mindfulness and error making. In their article published in the Brain Sciences journal, the researchers found that meditation can help people make fewer mistakes. The study was undertaken with 206 participants with no prior mindfulness training experience. After […]

Dealing with the unknown is scary and difficult for many people. Change is a common source of anxiety in childhood, and while some children are able to cope with change relatively easily, others struggle with feelings of anxiety, worry and stress, leading to physical (stomachaches, headaches, sleep disturbances, nightmares, picky eating) and psychological (anxiety, difficulty […]