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By: Psychologymum So how can you teach your child emotional intelligence? According to Carlisle, some children are born better able to control their emotions than others but that does not mean that you can’t improve your child’s ability to manage their emotions. You can help your child to understand that the way they think about things can change the way they feel. For example, if your child comes home from school and says that George would not play with them today, you might ask them why they think this was. Parents who frequently ask children to think about what other people might be thinking are able to develop their children’s understanding of how thoughts affect emotions. In ‘Psychology for parents: Birth to teens’ Carlisle explains how to promote emotional intelligence, self-control and social skills in children. One technique, Carlisle suggests is teaching your child to recognise facial expressions and body language as these are important keys to understanding out what other people are feeling. You can show your child photos of people with different expressions and ask them to imagine what the people are thinking. Children can also be taught relaxation techniques when they are feeing stressed or angry. You can teach them to lie down on their bed when they are angry and to count to ten or to take deep breaths and breathe out slowly. Another relaxation technique involves clenching all the muscles in the body and letting go. You can ask your child to focus on how their body feels after releasing their muscles. ‘Psychology for parents: Birth to teens’ is for sale as an e-book on Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/ End
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