by SoftStone | Jul 17, 2018 | Accountability, CJ's Tips, Conscious Parenting, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, EQ Information, EQ Skills, EQ Success, Parenting, Positive Feedback
Is your child emotionally prepared to take care of himself/herself? When I was a parent, this was not something that even crossed our consciousness. Today, this has to be a topic that is thought about and considered or it needs to be. What does this mean? Let me ask...
by SoftStone | Jul 10, 2018 | About Karen Stone, Accountability, Conscious Parenting, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, EQ Skills, Kindness, Parenting, Positive Feedback, Uncategorized
It’s not about being a good parent or a bad parent, are you a conscious parent? Many of you are wondering what I mean by this. It means being present with your child and his feelings and needs. It is about listening carefully to what your child is saying or not...
by SoftStone | Jun 20, 2018 | Accountability, CJ's Tips, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, EQ Information, EQ Skills, EQ Success, Parenting
How Do We Help Children To Self-Soothe? This is a very important life skill and one of the 7 attributes of emotional intelligence. We live in a very chaotic world where we and our children are exposed every day to outrageous acts of meanness and lack of compassion. ...
by SoftStone | Jun 14, 2018 | CJ's Tips, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, EQ Information, EQ Skills, EQ Success, Kindness, Parenting, Repetition
How do we teach children to become empathetic? Let’s begin this when children are acquiring their language skills. This way they will incorporate this skill into their everyday communication with you, your family and their friends. Teach them to share kind...
by SoftStone | Jun 7, 2018 | CJ's Tips, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, EQ Information, EQ Skills, EQ Success, Parenting, Positive Feedback, Responsibility, Uncategorized
Hello Parents of Young Children! Today it is so important for young children to develop the social and emotional skills to feel good about themselves, make friends easily, succeed in school and in summer activities, and manage their emotions in their everyday...
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...
