by SoftStone | May 10, 2018 | About Karen Stone, Accountability, Acknowledgement, Emotional Intelligence, EQ Information, EQ Success, Kindness, Parenting, Positive Feedback, Responsibility
Are mother’s different today than I was? Considering the cultural change in expectations for woman today, I would think so.  I recently listened to the audiobook, the Feminine Mystique, by Betty Friedan. I learned a great deal about myself and the...
by SoftStone | Mar 30, 2018 | About Karen Stone, Accountability, Acknowledgement, children and politics, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, EQ Information, EQ Skills, EQ Success, Gratefulness, Kindness, Parenting, Positive Feedback, Recent News, Responsibility, Uncategorized
The March for Our Lives was attended by over a 1000 people in our local community. The march of the 17 coffins by the youth was touching and reverent. The youth speeches were well-written and each one spoke to a different perspective of gun control. Our march was...
by SoftStone | Mar 12, 2018 | About Karen Stone, Accountability, children and politics, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, EQ Information, EQ Skills, EQ Success, Gratefulness, Kindness, Parenting, Positive Feedback, Repetition, Responsibility
Having been a part of a faculty in a high school right after Columbine, I witnessed many lock downs and an armed guard walking our halls. I spent more time in the parking lot than in my office. I was working as a Learning Disabilities Specialist at the time and...
by Karen Stone | Dec 1, 2017 | About Karen Stone, Acknowledgement, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, EQ Information, EQ Skills, EQ Success, Parenting, Uncategorized
Thanks to our Kickstarter campaign coming soon, I along with all my SoftStone staff are excited to announce the creation of our new YouTube Kids channel, CJ’s Land of Love and Joy. CJ and his family of 8 characters including our latest edition, the adorable and...
by Karen Stone | Nov 22, 2017 | About Karen Stone, Accountability, EQ Skills, EQ Success, Gratefulness, Parenting, Repetition, Uncategorized
You might think this is a strange topic to write about at Thanksgiving but giving thanks and being grateful helps us to acquire our 7th Emotional Intelligence attribute: how to persist in the face of frustration. For a few weeks a year we talk about giving thanks and...
by Karen Stone | Oct 9, 2017 | About Karen Stone, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, EQ Skills, EQ Success, Kindness, Parenting, Responsibility
The best part is when we extend our kindness, we feel our empathy, our own compassion and our souls light up with love and joy! The more we feel this, the better we serve all people everywhere! The political chaos nationally and the heartbreak of so many lives lost...
