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Emotional intelligence in parenting begins with the self: [Gottman] What turns out to be really wonderful about our results is that, with emotional intelligence, one needs to begin with one’s self. It is important to understand one’s own feelings about emotions, and to learn that self-understanding comes from recognizing one’s own feelings. Emotions are our internal “GPS” through life. Opening up our own emotional world and being emotional is where we need to start, and it confers huge gifts.

Understanding The Neuroscience Behind Emotional Intelligence: [Forbes] Emotional intelligence is mainly referred to as a person’s capabilities of understanding their own emotional behaviors and handling them. People who have high emotional intelligence are able to figure out how to control their emotions in different situations, along with understanding others’ emotions. They are, therefore, able to react to information better and make sure that their responses are well managed. This proves to be a great trait to have as it enables you to stay grounded even when things are going bad or when you are in a tough position.

What Is Emotional Intelligence: [Psychology Today] Emotional intelligence is generally said to include at least three skills: emotional awareness, or the ability to identify and name one’s own emotions; the ability to harness those emotions and apply them to tasks like thinking and problem solving; and the ability to manage emotions, which includes both regulating one’s own emotions when necessary and helping others to do the same.

Six steps to improve your emotional intelligence: [Ted Talks ]Sometimes emotions don’t make sense, and sometimes being emotional doesn’t mean you’re emotionally intelligent. Growing up, rationality often came before emotions for Ramona, but as she grew older and realized that she had never actively learned how to deal with her emotions and that she wasn’t the only one who lacked this skill, she knew she had to change something. In her talk, Ramona guides us through her experiences and shows us six steps to become more emotionally intelligent.

Improve Your Emotional Intelligence: [INC.] Watch These 5 Remarkable TED Talks to Improve Your Emotional IntelligenceAccording to psychologist Daniel Goleman and others, boosting your emotional intelligence can make you happier and more successful.

Emotional Development in Childhood: [Child Encyclopedia] The theoretical perspective taken toward emotional development in childhood is a combination of functionalist theory and dynamical systems theory1: A child’s encounters with an environment can be seen as dynamic transactions that involve multiple emotion-related components (e.g., expressive behaviour, physiological patterning, action tendencies, goals and motives, social and physical)

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