What can we do to help our children develop emotional intelligence? Here are 14 tips for Helping Children with Emotional Intelligence:
1. Accept our children’s emotions and emotional responses.
2. Help children label their emotions.
3. Encourage children to talk about their feelings.
4. Help children to recognize cues about how other people may be feeling.
5. Help children be aware when their tension is building and what creates stress for them.
6. Teach children how to calm themselves down.
7. Teach children alternative ways of expressing their frustrations.
8. Teach children how to problem solve.
9. Teach children positive self-talk.
10. Recognize what motivates children to perform at their best.
11. Teach children to listen and talk in ways that enables them to resolve conflicts and negotiate win-win solutions.
12. Comment when our children show self-control.
13. Talk about our own feelings.
14. Model how to remain calm and in control when we are angry.
Resource http://www.parent4success.com/
