The Why’s and How’s of Building Emotional Intelligence – Part 4 How does the Practica Programme support parents in building EQ? Well, most importantly, we make it possible for parents to start early. If you’re reading this newsletter as a Practica Parent, the good news is that there are age-appropriate games in the […]
The Why’s and How’s of Building Emotional Intelligence – Part 3 How does a child’s inborn temperament impact on his EQ? Every child is born with a fixed temperament that cannot be changed because it’s related to the way his brain is naturally wired for processing information. Temperament is as fixed as eye […]
The Why’s and How’s of Building Emotional Intelligence – Part 2 What are the most important things that I can do to build EQ in my child? Firstly, the most important thing that you can possibly do is to acknowledge your child’s feelings from birth and never stop doing that – even when […]
The Why’s and How’s of Building Emotional Intelligence – Part 1 The first thing that must be said about Emotional Intelligence or “EQ” is that it is hugely important. In fact, researchers say that children’s scores on EQ tests are far better predictors of future success than their IQ scores. One explanation for this […]
How to Launch Better Behaviour (and Better Learning) in your Child Children of all ages develop, learn and behave better when their parents are warm and nurturing. All parents function somewhere on a continuum, with positive “warm and nurturing” at one end and negative “cold and unapproachable” at the other. And, regardless of how much […]
Why did I DO that? “Why did you grab that toy? Why did you hit your sister? Why is there spaghetti in your hair?” We ask toddlers these questions and they never come up with an answer. Why? Because they live in the moment. Their brains aren’t wired to the point where they can think […]
Five Ways in Which a Child Learns Social Skills. Most parents agree that they want their children to reach their full potential – whatever that may be. They won’t enjoy and celebrate a child any less if it turns out that his or her fullest potential doesn’t involve straight A’s and being hugely successful in […]
In our last post we discussed how important it is to guide your young child in developing good manners because it will affect his self-concept, create higher EQ and eventually culminate in more success later on life (if you missed the post, go here). However, we’re still just human beings, and some clear directions come […]
I vaguely remember a time before I joined the legion of parents out there, looking at other people’s children and thinking smugly to myself… “I would never let my child get away with that…” or “I can’t believe how badly behaved that child is, my child will never do that…” Then… I had my own children! […]