by Karen Stone | Aug 27, 2021 | Academics, Accountability, Educators, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, emotions, EQ Information, EQ Skills, EQ Success, mindfulness, Parenting, Safety, Schools, Uncategorized
Back to school anxieties always need emotional intelligence skills. However, the pandemic is presenting challenges that far exceed the normal back to school drama and trauma. Children usually experience the fears demonstrated throughout history. Such as, will I like...
by Karen Stone | Jul 28, 2021 | Accountability, Conscious Parenting, Emotional Intelligence, emotions, EQ Information, EQ Success, Feelings, Racism, Recent News, Social and Emotional Learning
Today I want to talk about one of the most important things we can do as a parent or teacher, which is, helping children manage emotions. Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand your emotions and manage them and Emotional intelligence skills are not...
by Karen Stone | Mar 26, 2021 | Accountability, CJ's Tips, Conscious Parenting, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, EQ Information, EQ Skills, EQ Success, Parenting, Positive Feedback
When children have social emotional learning, they are more prepared for life. Life preparedness means from early childhood to adulthood. Children need to relate to others, be empathic and address their own emotions. If parents and teaches always step in and take...
by Karen Stone | Mar 12, 2021 | Accountability, children and politics, Daniel Goleman, Educators, Emotional Intelligence, EQ Information, EQ Skills, Feelings, Kindness, Parenting, Positive Feedback, Racism, Recent News
Teaching children the skills developing emotional intelligence combats systemic racism. Consider the premise that if we were raised with emotional intelligence that systemic racism would not be a factor in our society. As an example in recent years, Daniel...
by Karen Stone | Feb 24, 2021 | children, delay gratification, Delay of gratification, EQ Information, EQ Skills, EQ Success, impulse control, Parenting, Positive Feedback, self-esteem, Uncategorized
Teaching children to delay gratification and have impulse control is an important EQ skill often puzzling to parents. When I parented, I certainly had no idea how to do this. A wonderful study completed over 50 years ago at Stanford University called the Marshmallow...
by Karen Stone | Feb 8, 2021 | CJ's Tips, EQ Information, EQ Skills, EQ Success, Positive Feedback
Saying affirmations help young children self-soothe and stay calm especially when their caregivers aren’t present. One of the most important skill sets children need is how to manage their emotions. For very young children this is difficult and yet crucial to...
