Let your child be themselves don’t try and change them

I’ve learnt don’t push your feelings and fears in them, if they say their cold, don’t say no it’s not cold, say ok would you like a jumper.. Validate their feelings

A great read. Thankyou

Great tips. I’ll keep these in mind!

great article has certainly got me thinking

This has always been my goal. This is the most important aspect of life…I reckon. Great tips Thankyou

I’ll admit I’ve never come across the term ’emotional intelligence’ before. Thinking back to when our daughter was younger I suppose like all other parents we did name the emotion without actually thinking about it – ”are you sad?” Thanks for the insight.

Great article. I try and be as upfront as possible with my little boy and we always discuss how things make us feel. I will keep this article thank you

Thank you for sharing great article 🙂

Interesting read

thank you an interesting article

Our school follows a positive education programme for all the kids.

I remember when my friend told me that she wasnt going to tell her children that their grandpa had died and she was going to make up some story to explain why he had gone away. This made me react quite quickly as my parents did the same thing to me when i was 4 and it ended up to be a nightmare. My friend said she didnt want her kids knowing because they would be sad. I asked her if she would be sad when he died and she said yes. I asked her if she thought it best that other family members lied to her and told her that he had moved to the jungle some where in the amazon and couldnt be contacted rather then tell her he had died. She looked at me as if i was crazy and I said but you will be sad. She said “I see what you are saying but they are children”…I said “yes they are and if they feel sad that grandpa has died then thats a reasonable emotion…allow them to have that emotion and dont lie to them”

Thanks for the info.i never thought to teach about emotional intelligence but now I understand its role.Well presented article in a simple way.

This is so true, kids need to feel for themselves

A great article. Sometimes emotional development isn’t looked at enough when raising a child.

SOME GREAT TIPS THANK YOU

Great tips explained in a concise manner – thanks

Children need to be allowed to be children. Sometimes people seem to expect too many adult emotions from children, almost like they want them to grow up too quickly. Let children enjoy their childhood, but encourage them to express their emotions.

Interesting and valuable article , good points and tips. Thanks for sharing.