Monday, August 10, 2015
What Does Emotional Intelligence Have To Do With It?
Emotional Intelligence Is More Important Than You May Realize
Aristotle
wrote “Anyone can become angry-that is easy.
But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right
time, for the right purpose, and in the right way-this is not easy.”
What is
emotional development and how does it pertain to parents and their
children? It is not wise to rely solely
on educational institutions for complete child development. Not to discredit schools but they cannot give
the one on one attention that a parent can.
So it is important for parents to know about emotional development to
adequately prep their children.
Why is
emotional intelligence important? If emotional
control is not developed early in life, it more than likely will not be
developed in adulthood. And often times it
is more difficult to learn something later.
Like learning a new language, youthful minds retain the new information
more efficiently. Knowing who
you are is part of emotional intelligence and this knowledge not only builds
self-confidence but helps create more genuine relationships. Don’t depend on someone else to teach this to
your children. Have the knowledge and
tools to work with your kids early on; and you will learn things too.
On
SmartGamesAndToys home page is a picture of a mother and her daughter playing
on the floor. They are both smiling and
engaged in an activity. This may seem
like a simple snap shot but the significance is great. Children look up to their parents and see
them as role models. The time you spend
with them is valuable time that is almost incomprehensible in the impact it can
have on your child. Just sitting on the
floor putting a puzzle together teaches them emotional control. It illustrates structure and patience and
self-control.
Life can be
challenging. School and work and daily
encounters with others bring an onslaught of emotions. With proper preparation and self-awareness
one can better handle difficult situations.
Rather than merely reacting; one can effectively respond.
Neglect in
emotional management has negative impacts on our daily lives, in our families
and communities. This despair shows up
in children left with a television as a babysitter or in abused children. This feeling of despair shows up as depression
or aggression and news reports of increased teens with guns in schools. Where is there hope in any better way? While we continue to focus on IQ it is also
becoming increasingly important to alter our emotional intelligence; which
(good news) is something we can improve upon with awareness. Emotional intelligence includes self-control
and persistence; it is the ability to motivate one’s self. These are skills that can be taught to
children. This also helps a child better
utilize their genetic intelligence. The
next couple blog entries will have more ideas of things parents can do with
their children to have happier, healthier and more emotionally sound children.
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