by Karen Stone | Feb 1, 2021 | Academics, Educators, Feelings, Recent News, Responsibility, Teachers
Teaching is certainly a work of heart. As an educator, my heart was always a factor in each moment of my teaching day. As children walk through your door, you get a sense of urgency from some of them. What happened to them at home that morning or on the way to...
by Karen Stone | Oct 16, 2020 | Accountability, democracy, Emotional Intelligence, Feelings, Independence, mindfulness, Responsibility
Let’s look at why voting is an emotionally intelligent exercise. Voting is a privilege and more than just an American thing to do. Choice provides us the ability to discern what we like and what we don’t. So often we hear the comment, “But I...
by SoftStone | Sep 16, 2020 | Conscious Parenting, Educators, Emotional Intelligence, EQ Skills, Independence, Parenting, Positive Feedback, resilience, Responsibility, Uncategorized
What are the best ways to help abused children heal, love or more? The question asked by many professionals, teachers, foster parents and all those who feel their pain. Having been bullied for many years, I have pondered this question in regards to myself. ...
by Karen Stone | Aug 28, 2020 | Accountability, Acknowledgement, change, Daniel Goleman, Delay of gratification, Emotional Intelligence, emotions, EQ Information, EQ Skills, EQ Success, Gratefulness, Kindness, mindfulness, Responsibility, Uncategorized
What are the signs of high emotional intelligence. A number of signs take place in everyday situations. For instance, let’s look at your morning routine. Are you emotionally ready to tangle with the challenges of the day? Are you able to manage those...
by Karen Stone | Jul 2, 2020 | Educators, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, EQ Information, EQ Skills, EQ Success, Feelings, Freedom, Health, Independence, Parenting, Racism, Recent News, Responsibility, Safety, Service, Uncategorized
Independence and Freedom are considered synonymous words, yet by their inherent meanings, they cast a wide difference of interpretation within each of us. We declared our independence from England in 1776 and became a country free to establish its own government. ...
by Karen Stone | Jun 15, 2020 | About Karen Stone, Accountability, Acknowledgement, children and politics, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, EQ Information, EQ Skills, EQ Success, Feelings, Kindness, Parenting, Positive Feedback, Responsibility, Uncategorized
Let’s examine the lack of emotional intelligence in politics. Politics at every level are increasingly mean and lacking emotional intelligence. All the issues that a democracy creates certainly do not need the addition of a language that demeans one’s...
