EQ – Practica Programme

29 May

Bonding with your child, Emotional Intelligence, EQ

The Why’s and How’s of Building Emotional Intelligence – Part 4

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 […]

Posted on May 29, 2018 by admin

28 May

Bonding with your child, Emotional Intelligence, EQ

The Why’s and How’s of Building Emotional Intelligence – Part 3

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 […]

Posted on May 28, 2018 by admin

14 May

Bonding with your child, Emotional Intelligence, EQ

The Why’s and How’s of Building Emotional Intelligence – Part 2

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 […]

Posted on May 14, 2018 by admin

02 May

Bonding with your child, Emotional Intelligence, EQ

The Why’s and How’s of Building Emotional Intelligence – Part 1

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 […]

Posted on May 2, 2018 by admin

12 Mar

Bonding with your child, Brain Development, Calming an angry child, child development, Effective Communication, Effective Parenting;, Emotional Intelligence, EQ, Frustration, Gifted Parenting, Gifted Parenting; Parenting Styles; Effective Parenting, Language, Life Skills, Love, Loving Communication, Self Control, Tough Times

How to Launch Better Behaviour (and Better Learning) in your Child

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 […]

Posted on March 12, 2018 by admin Leave a comment

10 Dec

Effective Communication, Effective Parenting;, Effective Parenting; Discipline for toddlers; Effective communication, Emotional Intelligence, EQ, Frustration, Language, Talking

Why did I DO that?

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 […]

Posted on December 10, 2013July 26, 2019 by admin Leave a comment

09 Nov

Emotional Intelligence, EQ, Life Skills, Manners, Respectful Behaviour, Self Control, Self Esteem, Social Development

How to teach Manners – the 123 and ABC

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 […]

Posted on November 9, 2010July 8, 2016 by admin Leave a comment

05 Nov

Emotional Intelligence, EQ, Life Skills, Manners, Respectful Behaviour, Self Control, Self Esteem, Social Development

3 Reasons to start manners early

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! […]

Posted on November 5, 2010September 18, 2016 by admin 1 Comment