Posts tagged emotional intelligence
What Does It Mean to Raise a Successful Teen?
What Does It Mean to Raise a Successful Teen?

As a parenting coach, I often ask parents what kind of chores their kids are doing at home. One reason I ask is that it gives me a quick understanding of whether a parent is focused on the whole child or just on developing his resume or portfolio for college. While most measure a teen’s success by grade point and batting averages, other qualities like emotional intelligence and taking initiative count more.

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Elisabeth StittJoyful Parenting Coaching#adulting, independence, responsibility, emotional intelligence, emotional regulationComment
Should You Make Your Kid Apologize? (Part II)
Should You Make Your Kid Apologize? (Part II)

In Part I of Should You Make Your Kid Apologize, I looked at what it means as adults when we apologize. I took the time for that discussion to help parents realize the implications of when and why we apologize. Yes, I do think it is important that we teach children to apologize, but we have to go beyond a hollow apology by supporting our kids’ emotional growth.

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Build Connections, Communication, Parent as teacherElisabeth Stittempathy, emotional regulation, emotional intelligence, emotional validation, parenting is hard!, apologizing, intrapersonal skills, social interactionsComment
That Child Is a Bully!
That Child Is a Bully!

THAT CHILD IS A BULLY!

Have you ever written off a child in your neighborhood or at your child's school as a bully?  It is easy as parents for us to get defensive and judgmental.   Bullying sets parents off and strikes a very sensitive chord, but lots of what we fear is bullying is normal interactions among kids—they just need the skills and the example to use it.

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Communication, Community, Confidence, Parent as teacher, ParentingElisabeth Stittbullying, bullies, UpStander, Upstanders, parenting village, proactive parenting, life skills, emotional intelligence, intrapersonal skillsComment
How Play Leads to EQ Which in Turn Leads to Happiness and Success
How Play Leads to EQ Which in Turn Leads to Happiness and Success

As there is more and more artificial intelligence (AI) in the world, there is more need than ever for little humans to learn Emotional Intelligence. Play is a tremendous vehicle for one’s own and others’ emotions. Being able to relate emotionally allows kids to function in school more effectively and therefore to be more ready for learning.

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Build Connections, Communication, Community, Independence, Parent as teacher, ParentingElisabeth Stittemotional intelligence, emotional development, power, control, self regulation, emotional regulationComment
How Do You Teach Your Kids Emotional Intelligence?
How Do You Teach Your Kids Emotional Intelligence?

You've Got the ABC's Covered and the 123's Down.  But Increasingly, research shows the importance of Emotional Intelligence--and you are the person best suited to teaching it.  

Emotional intelligence is being able to recognize a wide range of nuanced emotions, and recognizing them, being able to regulate them and put them in perspective in a way that helps the individual move through life more easily.  

In my long experience in working with children, emotional intelligence can absolutely be developed.  The most important way in which it is developed is through interactions with thoughtful adults who are modeling and guiding kids in dealing with their feelings.

This blog shares some common behaviors of parents whose kids display emotional intelligence.

AND IF YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT HOW TO BOOST YOUR OWN EQ, CHECK OUT THIS BLOG ON "How can we use NLP to build Emotional Intelligence?"

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Build Connections, Communication, Community, Kindness, Parent as teacher, Parenting, TrustElisabeth Stittemotions, empathy, emotional intelligence, communicaiton, communication skills, listenting, acknowledging, bondingComment