Build Children’s Confidence and Empathy for a Better Life
Part 2 of 6 Brain Stages Social and Emotional Learning Parent Series (If you missed Part 1: How to Help Kids Identify Emotions and Deal With Them, you can find it here. The article begins after the introduction to the six-part series.) Building children’s confidence and empathy is crucial for their overall development and success […]
How Kids’ Brains Work — 5 Ways to Get Quick Cooperation
Welcome to Part 1 (of 4) in the Brain-Friendly Ways to Good Behavior series. I sure wish we’d had the information parents have access to these days about how children’s brains function and learn. New studies are published almost daily. Our girls had to deal with a lot of trial and error when it came to […]
Obstacle or Opportunity — Turn Setbacks into Celebrations
Welcome to part 4 (of 6) in the Brain Stages Emotional Quotient Series. You can click the following links if you missed Part 1: 6 Ways to Help Kids Develop Empathy, Part 2: 5 Ways to Help Kids Become Grateful and Generous, or Part 3 The Art of Listening: 3 Steps to Transform Relationships. The prevailing […]
The Art of Listening—3 Steps that Transform Relationships
Welcome to part 3 of the Brain Stages Emotional Quotient Series. (If you missed parts 1 or 2, you can click 6 Ways to Help Kids Develop Empathy or 5 Ways to Help Kids Become Grateful and Generous, respectively.) Researchers have found that EQ can be more important than IQ for success in today’s world. The best […]
6 Ways to Help Kids Develop Empathy
Welcome to the Brain Stages EQ Series: How parents can help children understand and deal with emotions—both theirs and others’—for a happy life. In these days of easy access to information, how we manage our emotions and relate to people has become more important than ever. Some say that one’s emotional quotient (EQ) is more […]
