by SoftStone | Oct 2, 2020 | Accountability, children and politics, Daniel Goleman, democracy, emotional intelligence resources, EQ Information, EQ Skills, Freedom, Racism, Recent News
Is our President emotionally intelligent? This is not about politics or partisan behavior. This is about regaining decency and humanity to our White House. When referencing the seven attributes of Emotional Intelligence developed by Daniel Goleman, we may be able to...
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 SoftStone | May 29, 2020 | Accountability, Acknowledgement, children and politics, Conscious Parenting, Educators, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, EQ Information, EQ Skills, Recent News, Repetition, Uncategorized
What we need is emotional intelligence and empathy for dealing with the pandemic. Perhaps it is a vaccine or something more elusive that will finally put us at ease, but until then our best defense is empathy for dealing with the pandemic. Most of us have established...
by SoftStone | Jun 13, 2019 | About Karen Stone, Accountability, Acknowledgement, Emotional Intelligence, Feelings, Gratefulness, Kindness, Positive Feedback, Uncategorized
When gratefulness slaps you right upside your head, you are stunned, overwhelmed and taken aback. This happened to me yesterday while I was getting a pedicure. It all began when my pregnant hairstylist who also does my nails, tells me she can’t do my pedicures...
by SoftStone | May 24, 2019 | Accountability, Acknowledgement, Emotionally Safe, EQ Skills, Events, Gratefulness, Helping Veterans, Kindness, Positive Feedback, Responsibility, Uncategorized
If you could help one veteran this weekend, what would you do? This Memorial Day gives us the perfect opportunity to show our gratefulness for the men and women who volunteer to serve our country and keep us safe. The current atmosphere for our service men and women...
by SoftStone | May 14, 2019 | Accountability, children and politics, Conscious Parenting, Educators, Emotional Intelligence, Feelings, Kindness, Recent News, Responsibility, Uncategorized
Should you vaccinate your child for measles or not? Is this a health decision for you or for all our children? It isn’t always a factor that we have to make a decision that will affect others in the long run. Yet, young parents are faced with this weighty...