239 pages
English language
Published Jan. 21, 1998 by Fireside, Simon & Schuster.
Intelligence That Comes from the Heart Every parent knows the importance of equipping children with the intellectual skills they need to succeed in school and life. But children also need to master their emotions. Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child is a guide to teaching children to understand and regulate their emotional world. And as acclaimed psychologist and researcher John Gottman shows, once they master this important life skill, emotionally intelligent children will enjoy increased self-confidence, greater physical health, better performance in school, and healthier social relationships. Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child will equip parents with a five-step "emotion coaching" process that teaches how to:
Be aware of a child's emotions
Recognize emotional expression as an opportunity for intimacy and teaching
Listen empathetically and validate a child's feelings
Label emotions in words a child can understand
Help a child come up with an appropriate way to solve a problem or deal …
Intelligence That Comes from the Heart Every parent knows the importance of equipping children with the intellectual skills they need to succeed in school and life. But children also need to master their emotions. Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child is a guide to teaching children to understand and regulate their emotional world. And as acclaimed psychologist and researcher John Gottman shows, once they master this important life skill, emotionally intelligent children will enjoy increased self-confidence, greater physical health, better performance in school, and healthier social relationships. Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child will equip parents with a five-step "emotion coaching" process that teaches how to:
Be aware of a child's emotions
Recognize emotional expression as an opportunity for intimacy and teaching
Listen empathetically and validate a child's feelings
Label emotions in words a child can understand
Help a child come up with an appropriate way to solve a problem or deal with an upsetting issue or situation
Written for parents of children of all ages, Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child will enrich the bonds between parent and child and contribute immeasurably to the development of a generation of emotionally healthy adults.
I was thrilled my husband won this book at the son's school's special lecture night. Good read - I'd say I was 70% doing what the book suggests but learned to do it better.
