Understanding emotions – Page 2

‘Unhealthy’ expressions of emotions

There is a lot of research ‘out there’ that proves that emotional intelligence makes life easier and more fulfilling for…

We can probably nearly all remember a time when we were offended by the actions or words of another but…

I have been asked several times by parents/carers what the best thing to do when a young child has an…

I think most people see assertiveness as a positive thing and we can feel great when we pull out an…

Here is a reframing tool I discovered recently that’s so simple, it’s brilliant. It helps children (and adults) deal less…

I am going to ask you (as a parent/carer/teacher/anyone who has regular contact with children) to think hard about the…

With the exception of someone like me, some teachers and some parents/carers putting emotions on the agenda, our society, in…

Over the many years that….. I have had a very keen interest in emotional intelligence, I have supported children in…

Feelings affect our thinking and thinking affects what we feel. The two are linked. This seems obvious but we don’t…

So emotional literacy seems to be my niche. I have written books about it, deliver training on it, written teaching…

My video: What can we say about anxiety? covers what anxiety is, why we evolved it, how it can affect us and…

In our somewhat over-rational world that I suspect would happily obliterate unenjoyable emotions if it could (in the name of…