This simple little tip can help children develop their emotional intelligence as it helps them to ‘own’ their feelings. You…
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Some Ideas for Teaching Children About Anger
I outline what to teach children about anger in the post: Dealing with children’s anger – reactively and proactively. This…
Dealing with Children’s Anger – Reactively and Proactively
A lot of what is included in this post can also be found in my blog posts elsewhere but as…
Praising children – it’s not as straightforward as it seems!
Mmm. Brace yourself for a more involved post than usual….. During my very first encounter with two educational psychologists, many…
Tools for Interacting with Children to Increase their Emotional Intelligence
There are lots of activities you can do with children to promote the development of emotional intelligence and if you…
It takes emotional intelligence to be assertive!
I think most people see assertiveness as a positive thing and we can feel great when we pull out an…
Top Ten Tips for emotional literacy
I made this video: Top ten tips for emotional literacy to give some general advice about emotions and becoming more emotionally…
Helping your child to make up again after a fall out: splitting
Children fall out and make up all the time and in the main, it’s usually best to let them find…
Ideas for extra fun and exploration with ‘How Are You Feeling Today?’ by Molly Potter
Whenever schools or libraries invite me to read from How Are You Feeling Today?, I always figure just reading it…
Befriend your negative emotions, be a bit more mindful and kick bad habits!
OK I appreciate that sounds weird. I mean none of us enjoy feeling sad, bored, frustrated, irritated, anxious etc. However,…
Our Comfort Zones!
We often hear people describe things as, ‘outside my comfort zone’ and when they do, it’s usually to describe doing…
Gender and the Expression of Emotions
Did you know tend to women smile more than men? I mean it doesn’t surprise me considering women’s tendency towards…