From The New York Times
This New York Times article looks at how parents can help children build emotional intelligence, meaning the ability to notice, name and manage feelings and to understand the feelings of others.
Habits to Start Building With Your Kids
- A feelings check-in. Setting aside a regular moment to ask your child how they are feeling.
- A calm environment. Strategies for keeping things calm when your child is tapping into their feelings.
A Note From PPG
Emotional skills tend to develop gradually, and what works varies by child and by age. If you would like help building these habits at home, parent-focused therapy and child and adolescent therapy are two places to start.
Related Care and Reading
- Parent-Focused Therapy: Support for parents with questions about their child's behavior and development.
- Child & Adolescent Therapy: Therapy for children and teens.
- Art Therapy for Kids: A creative way for children to express feelings.
- Children's Tantrums and What to Do About Them: Ideas for big feelings in the moment.
- Parenting a Tween: What Is Changing at Ages 8 to 12: What shifts as kids get older.
