Gabi’s Art

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Gabi is in Grade 5 in an Arts Program and is loving it! There are 4 general categories: Visual Arts, Drama, Music and Dance. She is comfortable in the last three but has mixed feelings about the first. Here’s some background.
Her 3 brothers, her father and I believe we can’t draw. This is emphasized by [...]

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.

Say What You Mean

Monday, July 27th, 2009

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 grown [...]

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 [...]

Answering Your Questions – June 15, 2009

Monday, June 15th, 2009

I’m answering questions submitted by you! I’m hoping to make this a regular feature on marshajacobson.com.
If you have any questions that you would like to ask me, please feel free to write me using the contact form.  I will do my best to answer as many as I can in these videos.