The Relationally Intelligent Child: Five Keys to Helping Your Kids Connect Well with Others

by John Trent, PhD, Dewey Wilson, PhD

Overview

Get the guidance you need to help your child—and help yourself!—experience full, lasting relationships.

Most parents today understand brokenness and loneliness when it comes to relationships. Then comes the need to teach relationship skills to their children! Having experienced isolation and loneliness on their own, parents can be terribly aware of how much their own children need and long for relationships.

The Relationally-Intelligent Child teaches parents the crucial insights of a must grasp concept: relational intelligence. This tool for growth and connection will not only change a child’s life, but also a parent’s own relationships. You’ll discover five key elements that can engage and equip your child with skills for being relationally intelligent with family, friends, and others.

This book also includes a special online version of the Connect Assessment® to help parents understand their children’s relational strengths. You’ll find a hands-on application plan, as well as links to powerful podcasts, videos, and resources. Your child was created for connection and designed for loving relationships. Get the help you need to guide them to develop the skills they need to do so.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802416384
Publisher:	Moody Publishers
Publication date:	04/06/2021
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

DEWEY WILSON, Ph.D. is founder and CEO of Strong Marriages. He has contributed to Focus on the Family's book, The Best Advice on Parenting, with Jim Daly and has written books and workbooks for Strong Marriages, including Devoted and Doing Life Together.

JOHN TRENT, Ph.D., is the Gary D. Chapman Chair of Marriage and Family Ministry and Therapy at Moody Theological Seminary. He works to help train the next generation of family pastors and Christian counselors. He's also the President of StrongFamilies.com, a ministry committed to building strong relationships in these stressful times. Dr. Trent's main focus includes writing and speaking at retreats, conferences, business settings, churches, and seminars across the country. In addition to building family teams, Dr. Trent regularly speaks to corporate America on teambuilding, recruiting and retaining outstanding employees. He has authored and co-authored more than a dozen books for both adults and children, including Love For All Seasons, The Language of Love, and The Blessing. In addition to writing books, Dr. Trent has written numerous articles for both professional and popular publications. He and his wife, Cynthia, live in Scottsdale, Arizona and have two grown daughters.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Incredible Gift You Can Give a Child 9

Chapter 2 What Is Relational Intelligence? 17

Chapter 3 The First Element of Relational Intelligence: Secure Attachment 29

Chapter 4 The Second Element of Relational Intelligence: Fearless Exploration 51

Chapter 5 The Third Element of Relational Intelligence: Unwavering Resilience 69

Chapter 6 The Fourth Element of Relational Intelligence: Wise Decision-Making 85

Chapter 7 The Fifth Element of Relational Intelligence: Future-Focused Service 105

Chapter 8 Your Starting Point Plan for Applying Relational Intelligence 119

Chapter 9 Three Currents That Can Stop You from Becoming Relationally Intelligent 141

Chapter 10 Three Gifts to Succeed in Modeling and Coaching Relational Intelligence 159

Acknowledgments 165

Notes 167