Empathy: The Key To Emotional Intelligence
When adults dismiss children’s feelings, we essentially tell them that their problems are unimportant. They become stuck in their negative emotions and direct their anger toward the adult. As soon as we empathize, they feel understood and can move forward to solve their problem or can let go of their negative emotions. This creates good […]
Empathy: How to Teach Your Child What is Important In Life
My son is having trouble with his schoolwork. He says he is dumb, I tell him he is not, and it doesn’t seem to help he just gets more upset. My child complains because all his friends have ipods, Nintendo’s, and flat screen TV’s and he doesn’t. Anything I say to him makes him roll […]
Helping Your Teen Deal with Aggression
Children learn what they live. Teenagers are no exception. If they live in a household where shouting, profanity, or worse- goes on. It is more likely that the teen will deal with aggression in the same manner. But even in households where these examples have not been set, many teens go through an aggressive or […]