Emotional intelligence Archives

Do you feel me? (pinwheels)

There weren't enough goody bags at a birthday party. Can you guess what she was feeling?

Help the competitive child win more than the game

5 tips for positive and healthy outcomes that don鈥檛 squash their competitive nature.

Angry daddy can't get no respect

Being a father today means I get no respect. None. Is it because I'm the only male in the house? Raised by a military dad? From a bygone era?

Do you feel me? (laughing)

He laughed so hard he had an accident. How do you think he felt?

Do you feel me? (dodgeball)

A game of dodgeball leads to a misunderstanding. Can you guess how he was feeling?

Do you feel me? (roller coaster)

A thrill ride isn't thrilling for her. Can you guess what she was feeling instead?

Do you feel me? (younger brother)

Her parents pay more attention to her younger brother. How do you think it makes her feel?

Debunking the myth of the BFF

Tips about friendship to ground girls in reality and encourage self-confidence.

Navigating the rocky road of girls鈥� friendships

Parents feel anguish, too, as their daughters negotiate the social minefield of popular girls and other cliques.

Teaching manners and empathy to preschoolers

Sometimes, sorry, please, and thank you seem like the hardest words for your little one to utter. But the real goal, according to experts, is your child's empathy and kindness.

When your child wails, "Mama, don't leave!"

Preschoolers can be confident and independent one moment, then clingy and shy (or slow to warm) at transition time. What's going on 鈥� and is it normal?

7 tips to prevent tantrums before they happen

Learn what triggers your child's tantrums 鈥� and how to avoid them altogether. Yes, really.

How to stop a tantrum

Learn the best ways to diffuse your child's tantrums (even when your child is wailing, face-down, on the floor).

Books that explore feelings for 4th to 5th grade

Did you know building your child's vocabulary can help academically as well as socially? Use these books to explore a range of feeling words with your fourth and fifth grader.

Books that explore feelings for 2nd to 3rd grade

Did you know building your child's vocabulary can help academically as well as socially? Use these books to explore a range of feeling words with your second and third grader.

Books that explore feelings for preK to 1st grade

Did you know building your child's vocabulary can help academically as well as socially? Use these books to explore a range of feeling words with your preschooler, kindergartner and first grader. Discover more聽books about emotions聽for second to third grade and fourth to fifth grade.

When wounded soldiers come home, what happens to the kids?

Resilience is a life skill all kids need 鈥� and military kids tend to have in spades. Why are military kids so resilient?

Family Charter: shared goals, shared feelings

Build a positive and more supportive home environment with this written agreement.

Is that love or fear?

樱桃视频 choices were once respected as private. Now, judgment from other parents, nosy neighbors, and a bogeyman-fearing society often influences 鈥� and overrules 鈥� parents' decisions.

Feeling words curriculum

Help your child develop the skills to become emotionally intelligent.