Tuning in to Kids
Emotionally Intelligent Parenting
A six-session parenting program for parents of children from birth-12yrs old.
Would you like to learn how to:
be better at talking with your child
be better at understanding your child?
help your child learn to manage their emotions?
help to prevent behaviour problems in your child?
teach your child to deal with conflict?
Tuning in to Kids shows you how to help your child develop emotional intelligence. Children with higher emotional intelligence
have greater success with making and keeping friends
have better concentration at school
are more able to calm down when upset or angry
tend to have fewer childhood illnesses
Emotional intelligence may be a better predictor of academic and career success than IQ!
What is Emotional Intelligence?
Emotional Intelligence is about using your emotions to guide you through the world. It is about being able to use your knowledge of emotions;
to make decisions,
to calm yourself down,
to manage anger and conflict, to help you in your relationships with people,
to understand what is happening in social situations,
and to assist you in any aspects of life that involve you and another person.
Why is Emotional Intelligence important?
Children with greater emotional intelligence have been shown to:
have greater success with making friendships and be more able to manage conflict with peers
have better concentration, which means they are more likely to be successful academically
be more able to self-soothe when upset or angry
tend to have fewer childhood illnesses
have more stable and satisfying relationships as adults; and
have greater career success ... emotional intelligence may be a better predictor of academic and career success than IQ!
When parents/carers focus on helping children learn about emotions, the child is more likely to have higher emotional intelligence. In this parenting programme, we will teach parents/carers what to do to help these skills develop.