Emotional Intelligence, Parenting and Education; Part 4 of Interview with Dr Karen Hansen
Part 4 of an interview with Dr Karen Hansen from the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne Australia about emotional intelligence and attachment and about how parents can think about their children’s levels of emotional intelligence. Read full article
Emotional Intelligence, Parenting and Education; Part 3 of Interview with Dr Karen Hansen
Part 3 of an interview with Dr Karen Hansen from the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne Australia about adolescence being a critical time to teach emotional intelligence skills. Dr Hansen also describes the connection between emotional intelligence and academic success in particular subjects at high school. Read full article
Emotional Intelligence, Parenting and Education, Part 2 of Interview with Dr Karen Hansen
Part 2 of an interview with Dr Karen Hansen from the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne Australia about working with primary school teachers and about the importance of emotional intelligence for children’s school readiness Read full article
Emotional Intelligence, Parenting and Education; Part 1 of Interview with Dr Karen Hansen
Part 1 of an interview with Dr Karen Hansen from the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne Australia about the definition of emotional intelligence and why it is important in parenting and education. Dr Hansen also points out the importance of emotional intelligence as a protective factor in the incidence of depression. Read full article
Tune Into Kids – Reduce Tantrums – Part 2
Dr Sophie Havighurst is a child clinical psychologist and senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne in the Child Psychiatry Department. Sophie is the principal investigator in the Tuning Into Kids Parenting Program. In part 2 of this interview, Sophie talks about teenagers, difficult children and resilience. Read full article
Tune Into Kids – Reduce Tantrums
Dr Sophie Havighurst is a child clinical psychologist and senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne in the Child Psychiatry Department. Sophie is the principal investigator in the Tuning Into Kids Parenting Program. In part 1 of this interview, Sophie talks about parents learning how to teach children about dealing with emotions and feelings and even reduce tantrums. Read full article
The Optimistic Child
Book: The Optimistic Child by Martin Seligman.This book shows adults how to teach children the skills of optimism These skills can help them combat depression and achieve more academically, in sports and improve their physical health. Read full article
Emotional Intelligence Skills – Self Awareness
One of the first steps in teaching your child to be emotionally intelligent is helping her to become aware of her feelings. For your child to manage how he expresses a feeling, he first needs to notice that he is having a feeling and be able to understand it. Read full article
How to Raise the Self Esteem of Your Child
Self esteem can be an over-rated concept if you don’t understand what it really means. Verity Leatherdale writes about some basic steps to bolster your child’s self esteem including how to use praise properly and how to teach your child to face challenges. Read full article
Raising an Optimistic Child
Margie Sheedy writes about the very important skill of optimistic thinking for children. Teaching your child about responding to adversity and identifying their strengths is part of the process. Read some tips on helping your child to have an optimistic outlook. Read full article
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