One of the great lessons I have learned from my children is to say what I mean. Children are experts in many ways and one of these areas of expertise is being able to see right through innuendos. Non-verbal “speaking” has as much impact on kids as verbal. When my youngest son, who is now [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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…” —
At a recent family function, I was sitting and chatting with two cousins whom I have known since my birth. For many years I kept my struggles with anxiety to myself, convinced that I was alone in the way that I felt. My cousins were interested and curious to know more about my book “Boom… [...]
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? [...]
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