| Although many parents are concerned with
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| | self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth
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| our children's intelligence quotient
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| | and peak experiences. Only when the
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| (IQ), research shows that a child's
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| | lowest of the needs (#1) is met, can a
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| emotional quotient (EQ) is just as
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| | person start to move up toward fulfilling
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| important for that child's personal
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| | the other needs. For example, if your
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| success. So what is Emotional
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| | child does not feel safe at home, your
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| Intelligence? Emotional quotient is your
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| | child can not be expected to perform well
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| child's ability to feel, while
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| | in school (#3-Belongingness).We also are
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| intelligence quotient is your child's
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| | not aware how our moods affect our
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| ability to think. Although the term was
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| | children's moods. If a parent is stressed
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| coined in 1990 by psychologists Peter
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| | and constantly annoyed, the child picks
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| Salovey and John Mayer, the person
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| | up on that mood and starts to behave the
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| responsible for bringing more awareness
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| | same way. If we do not speak to our
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| to emotional intelligence is a science
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| | children about their feelings,
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| writer Daniel Goleman.Mr Goleman's book
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| | acknowledge their feelings and validate
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| Emotional Intelligence brought to light
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| | their feelings, our children will not
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| the importance of a child's skill of
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| | understand how to be responsible for
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| awareness, empathy and ability to manage
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| | their own feelings and emotions.When
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| emotions. Although there is some
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| | children have their emotional needs met,
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| controversy regarding how emotional
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| | they are able to make healthy decisions
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| intelligence plays a role in a child's
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| | in life. Some of children's emotional
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| life, there is evidence of the value of
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| | needs are to feel loved, safe,
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| emotional intelligence.Two of the
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| | understood, valued, trusted, listened to,
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| multiple intelligences of Dr. Howard
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| | worthy, appreciated, needed, important
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| Gardner are Inter and Intra personal
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| | and motivated. To find out what your
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| intelligence. Inter-personal Intelligence
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| | child's emotional needs, think about how
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| is the ability to relate to and
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| | do you want your child to feel and how
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| understand others. Intra personal
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| | you would like to create those feelings
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| Intelligence is the ability to self
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| | for your child.So how can you raise your
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| reflect and understand inner emotions and
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| | child's emotional intelligence?For
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| identify strengths and weaknesses.
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| | starters with young children, as parents
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| Emotional intelligence combines the two
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| | we can demonstrate healthy ways of
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| intelligences and helps a child to manage
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| | expressing our own emotions.Use the word
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| their feelings and emotions as well as
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| | "I" to own the feeling. Start with I feel
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| empathize with the feelings and emotions
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| | upset when I am not heard.Give the
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| of others.Should we be concerned about
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| | feeling a label for your child: "It looks
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| the emotional intelligence of our
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| | like you're sad because your friend could
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| children? Yes, because part of growing up
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| | not come over and play."Validate your
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| to be responsible, healthy and happy
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| | child's feelings. Listen, nod your head,
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| individuals is the ability to show
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| | use short comments to get them to
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| respect, cooperate and have empathy. We
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| | continue talking. Do not criticize or
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| live in a society that inundates us with
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| | yell or your child will shut down.Make
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| so much technology that we sometimes
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| | eye contact and pay attention.As your
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| forget the importance of human contact
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| | child grows, help them to understand
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| and relationships. Children need to be
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| | different emotions and why people react
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| able to understand their feelings. We
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| | to certain circumstances.Help your child
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| place so much emphasis on behavior, that
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| | to identify the following:
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| we neglect the underlying feelings that
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| | How am I feeling right now?
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| create these behaviors. Misbehavior is
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| | Why am I feeling this way?
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| sometimes caused by an unmet need.
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| | How would I like to feel?The more you
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| According to psychologist Abraham Maslow,
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| | help your child understand his/her
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| "people are motivated by their
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| | emotions, the more your child will be
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| unsatisfied needs".Maslow's Hierarchy of
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| | able to control impulsive behavior and
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| Needs illustrates the five basic human
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| | cooperate with others.ResourcesAbraham
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| needs:1. Biological and Physiological
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| | Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs:
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| needs - air, food, drink, shelter,
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| | Intelligence for children ages 2-4
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| warmth, sex, sleep, etc.2. Safety needs -
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| | Intelligence for children ages 5-7
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| protection from elements, security,
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| | How Important is Emotional
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| order, law, limits, stability, etc.3.
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| | Intelligence?
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| Belongingness and Love needs - work
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| | Emotional Intelligence in Your Child
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| group, family, affection, relationships,
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| | Intelligence: What is it? Who has it?
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| etc.4. Esteem needs - self-esteem,
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| | How to get it?
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| achievement, mastery, independence,
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| | M. Roker is an Academic and Personal
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| status, dominance, prestige, managerial
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| | Development Coach who helps parents and
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| responsibility, etc.5. Self-Actualization
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| | children to disover and develop their
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| needs - realizing personal potential,
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| | strengths, talents and natural gifts.
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