The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children: How to Raise Children Who Are Caring, Resilient, and Emotionally Strong
Put your child on the path to success!

A child's emotional intelligence has been shown to be one of the strongest factors in whether or not that child will be successful later in life. A child with high emotional intelligence (EQ) has good self-control, resilience, and empathy--all factors that help build a foundation for a more grounded, satisfying, and successful life.

With The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children, you will learn how to help your child:
  • Improve academic achievement and behavior.
  • Achieve mindfulness.
  • Understand emotions.
  • Empathize with others.
  • Improve self-confidence.
  • Build inner resilience.

This hands-on guide shows you exactly how to promote core EQ skills in your child and provides you with all you need to help your children achieve their greatest potential.
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The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children: How to Raise Children Who Are Caring, Resilient, and Emotionally Strong
Put your child on the path to success!

A child's emotional intelligence has been shown to be one of the strongest factors in whether or not that child will be successful later in life. A child with high emotional intelligence (EQ) has good self-control, resilience, and empathy--all factors that help build a foundation for a more grounded, satisfying, and successful life.

With The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children, you will learn how to help your child:
  • Improve academic achievement and behavior.
  • Achieve mindfulness.
  • Understand emotions.
  • Empathize with others.
  • Improve self-confidence.
  • Build inner resilience.

This hands-on guide shows you exactly how to promote core EQ skills in your child and provides you with all you need to help your children achieve their greatest potential.
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The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children: How to Raise Children Who Are Caring, Resilient, and Emotionally Strong

The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children: How to Raise Children Who Are Caring, Resilient, and Emotionally Strong

by Korrel Kanoy
The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children: How to Raise Children Who Are Caring, Resilient, and Emotionally Strong

The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children: How to Raise Children Who Are Caring, Resilient, and Emotionally Strong

by Korrel Kanoy

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Overview

Put your child on the path to success!

A child's emotional intelligence has been shown to be one of the strongest factors in whether or not that child will be successful later in life. A child with high emotional intelligence (EQ) has good self-control, resilience, and empathy--all factors that help build a foundation for a more grounded, satisfying, and successful life.

With The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children, you will learn how to help your child:
  • Improve academic achievement and behavior.
  • Achieve mindfulness.
  • Understand emotions.
  • Empathize with others.
  • Improve self-confidence.
  • Build inner resilience.

This hands-on guide shows you exactly how to promote core EQ skills in your child and provides you with all you need to help your children achieve their greatest potential.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781440551949
Publisher: Adams Media
Publication date: 03/18/2013
Series: Everything® Parenting Guide Series
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 304
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Korrel Kanoy, PhD, is a child development specialist, college professor, and writer. For more than twenty-five years, Dr. Kanoy has taught courses on emotional intelligence and child development, and she is a certified trainer for the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQI). She is the founder of the popular website and blog, Kids' Emotional Intelligence at www.kidsemotionalintelligence.com. She lives in Durham, NC.

Table of Contents

Introduction 13

1 What Is Emotional Intelligence and Why Is It Important? 17

Is Emotional Intelligence Just a Trend? 17

A Model of Emotional Intelligence 18

Why Emotional Intelligence (El) May Be More Important Than IQ 24

Emotional Intelligence and Research 26

A Note about Bullying and Emotional Intelligence 29

What about Your Emotional Intelligence? 31

2 A Closer Look: Case Studies of El in Children 33

Case Study: Building Independence 33

El Analysis for "Building Independence" 35

Case Study: Choosing Activities 37

El Analysis for "Choosing Activities" 39

Case Study: Learning to Make Good Decisions 42

El Analysis for "Learning to Make Good Decisions" 43

Case Study: Developing Flexibility and Optimism 45

El Analysis for "Developing Flexibility and Optimism" 46

3 Emotional Self-Awareness 49

What Is Emotional Self-Awareness? 49

Why Learn Emotional Serf-Awareness? 50

Mastering the Parts of Emotional Self-Awareness 52

Practicing Emotional Self-Awareness Development 55

Parenting Behaviors That Increase Emotional Self-Awareness 57

4 Self-Regard 61

What Is Self-Regard? 61

Why Self-Regard? 62

The Building Blocks of Self-Regard 63

Accurate Awareness of the Self 63

Self-Acceptance of Strengths and Weaknesses 66

Self-Confidence 69

Self-Regard: Parenting Practices 71

5 Self-Actualization 75

What Is Self-Actualization? 75

Why Is Self-Actualization Important? 75

An Example of Self-Actualization 77

Children and Goal Setting: Yours, Theirs, or Both? 78

Mutually Chosen Activities: Parent and Child Agree 81

Parent-Chosen Activities 82

Child-Chosen Activities 85

What about School: Who Sets the Goals? 86

6 Emotional Expression 89

What Does Emotional Expression Involve? 89

Why Is Emotional Expression Important? 91

Teaching Emotional Expression 93

Allow Children to Have Their Feelings 95

Managing Behaviors: Give Kids Outlets for Their Feelings 97

A Final Note: Emotions Are Healthy 101

7 Independence 103

What Is Independence? 103

Why Learn Independence? 104

Supporting Independence at Different Ages 105

Independence at Two: The Terrific Twos 106

Independence and Starting School 113

Independence Later in Childhood 115

8 Assertiveness 117

What Is Assertiveness? 117

Why Should Children Learn Assertiveness? 119

Parenting Styles and Assertiveness 119

Examine Your Attitudes about Assertiveness 123

Teaching Assertiveness 126

9 Interpersonal Relationships 131

What Do Interpersonal Relationships Involve? 131

Interpersonal Relationships Are Important for Children 132

Key Elements of Successful Relationships 133

Children's Friendships: Experiencing and Practicing Relationships 133

Basic Skills to Build Interpersonal Relationships 141

Interpersonal Relationships and the Shy Child 145

10 Empathy 149

What Does Empathy Involve? 149

Why Is Empathy Important? 152

Stages of Empathy Development 153

Parenting Styles and Empathy 157

11 Social Responsibility 161

What Is Social Responsibility? 161

Why Is Social Responsibility Part of Emotional Intelligence? 162

Teaching Social Responsibility: There's No "I" in Team 164

Teaching Social Responsibility: The Dreaded Chores 168

Teaching Social Responsibility: Community Spirit 170

12 Reality Testing 177

What Is Reality Testing? 177

Why Is Reality Testing Important? 179

Parenting Styles and Reality Testing Skills 181

Discipline Techniques and Reality Testing 184

Other Strategies for Teaching Reality Testing 187

13 Problem Solving 191

What Is Problem Solving? 191

Why Is Problem Solving Important? 192

A Detailed Look at Problem Solving 193

Lack of Commitment to the Solution 201

The Consequences of Poor Problem Solving 202

14 Impulse Control 205

What Is Impulse Control? 205

Why Impulse Control? 206

Marshmallows and Impulse Control 206

How Can You Teach Impulse Control? 209

Discuss Impulse Control and Why It's Important 212

Model Impulse Control 213

Enlist the Help of Others 216

15 Flexibility 219

What Is Flexibility? 219

Why Flexibility? 220

I'm Not Going 221

Routines and Flexibility: Can They Co-Exist? 224

Flexibility as Adaptation 225

Teaching Your Child to Initiate Change 227

Flexibility as Shifting Priorities, Activities, or Tasks 229

What about Unexpected and Possibly Traumatic Change? 231

16 Stress Tolerance 233

What Is Stress Tolerance? 233

Why Is Stress Tolerance Important? 234

Understanding Stress Reactions 234

Coping Strategies 242

Using the A-E Technique to Reduce Stress 243

17 Optimism 247

What Is Optimism? 247

Why Optimism? 248

Pessimism, Learned Helplessness, and Depression 249

Modeling Optimism 251

Practicing Optimism: Using Positive Framing 254

Mustering Optimism: Justin's Life 256

18 Happiness 261

What Is Happiness? 261

Why Happiness? 263

Does Temperament Influence Happiness? 264

What Role Do Events Have in Creating Unhappiness? 267

Parenting Behaviors and Happiness 268

How Can You Tell If Your Child Is Unhappy? 271

What Should You Do If You Have an Unhappy Child? 272

A Note about Depression 273

19 Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence 275

What is Mindfulness? 275

Why Discuss Mindfulness with Emotional Intelligence? 276

How Is Mindfulness Different from Meditation and Relaxation Training? 277

What Are the Benefits of Mindfulness? 277

What Are Ways to Build Mindfulness? 279

Appendix A References 283

Appendix B Your Child's Emotional Intelligence 287

Appendix C Charting Emotions 289

Index 293

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