Boom… Boom… Boom… Reviewed by Sue Scheff

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

My sincere thanks to Sue Scheff for reviewing my book “Boom… Boom… Boom…” and for her great endorsement.
Sue  founded the organization Parent’s Universal Resource Experts (P.U.R.E.), an association that provides families with valuable information and resources for their children and teens that are at risk. Visit Sue’s website to read more about her dynamic work. You [...]

mychildfeels.com: Name and NAIM Your Child

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

I havea new article posted today at mychildfeels.com called “Name and NAIM Your Child“.
This is a great new website dedicated to exploring feelings in children from all perspectives.  I’ve become a regular contributor there.
Enjoy!

mychildfeels.com: Anxiety In Children

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

I’ve become a regular contributor at a new website called mychildfeels.com.  It’s a website dedicated to exploring feelings in children from all perspectives.
Check out my article “Anxiety In Children” posted there today.

Podcast Episode #004: EQ or IQ? Which Q to Success?

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

In this episode: discussing the connection between intelligence, emotional intelligence, and success.

Podcast Episode #003: Discipline and Emotional Intelligence

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

In this episode: discipline and emotional intelligence.  Topics include disciplining from baby to teenager, helping parents handle their feelings, and how to incorporate emotional intelligence in discipline.
As promised in the podcast, here is a link to the book made reference to.  It is called “Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive [...]

Q&A: What Inspired “Boom… Boom… Boom…”?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Please continue to write to me with your questions!

Q&A: My Three Year Old Son Is Jealous of My Baby Daughter

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

I’ve decided to change the format for this videos slightly from a “faq” format to a “q&a” one. Before, I would answer many questions per video however I felt the videos ran too long.  Instead, now I’ll be anwering one question per video so that the content is much more specific.
I love answering questions about [...]

Where The Wild Things Are

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

As a young mother I noticed that from an early age my children were drawn to stories that explored feelings of fear, sadness and anger. I remember clearly my eldest son, who is now 26, loved a particular book called “Sooty’s Painting Trip” by Lesley Young (seems to be out of print now).  In this [...]

Podcast Episode #002: The Role of Stories in Emotional Intelligence

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

In this episode: the role of stories in teaching emotional intelligence – how stories can be used, advice on choosing books, sharing childhood stories, and more.
I also speak about the techniques I applied in my book “Boom… Boom… Boom…”

Answering Your Questions – July 2, 2009

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

I’m answering your questions again!
The questions I answer in this episode are:

Why is it important to be emotionally intelligent?
My children seem to be happy and content. Should I even bother trying to raise their emotional intelligence? Will this create problems?
My daughter was diagnosed with anxiety disorder. How should I approach this?

I’d love [...]