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...
by SoftStone | Apr 17, 2019 | Acknowledgement, CJ's Tips, Conscious Parenting, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionally Safe, EQ Information, EQ Success, Feelings, Gratefulness, Kindness, Parenting, Positive Feedback, Repetition, Uncategorized
Does your family share their gratefulness around the holiday dinner table? Let me share a short story with you. When my daughter was a teenager, she wanted designer jeans. I was a single parent and they were not in my price range. She was furious with me and said...
by SoftStone | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Why are educators hesitant to bring emotional intelligence into their classrooms? I have asked myself this question for the last 20 years. Daniel Goleman published his world-renowned book, “Emotional Intelligence: Why Is It More Important Than IQ”, in...