Emotional intelligence Archives

Does your child have decision fatigue?

Helping your child beat decision fatigue

Our ability to make intelligent decisions declines after making lots of them. Help your child preserve their decision-making energy for the choices that count.

10 allowance dos and don'ts

Ten tips for teaching kids how money makes the world go round.

Inside the 5th grader's brain

Inside the fifth grader's brain

What insights can neuroscience offer parents about the mind of a fifth grader?

Inside the 4th grader's brain

Inside the fourth grade brain

What insights can neuroscience offer parents about the mind of a fourth grader?

Inside the 2nd grader's brain

Inside the second grade brain

What insights can neuroscience offer parents about the mind of a second grader?

Inside the kindergartner's brain

Inside the kindergarten brain

What insights can neuroscience offer parents about the mind of a kindergartner?

What's your parenting style?

Experts have identified four basic styles: authoritative, permissive, authoritarian, and hands-off. Whatever your approach, here's how to make the most of your parenting style.

How to help a child who worries about tests

Help! My child worries about tests

Our daughter is a good student who likes 黄色app, but at the mere mention of the word "test," she gets test-anxiety. How can we help her reduce her test stress?

Board games: More than fun and games

Turn off the TV and get cozy with some old-fashioned board games. Your kids will have a ball and develop valuable learning skills while they play.

Time for "the talk"

Talking about sex with teens isn't easy for parents, but research shows it's effective 鈥� even when it seems like your child isn't listening.

What makes 3rd grade so important?

What's makes 3rd grade so important?

This teacher describes third grade as a 鈥渕ake or break鈥� year for kids鈥� academic self-esteem. Learn how to make sure your child survives this vulnerable stage.

What makes 1st grade so different?

In first grade, kids learn a few key social skills that help them navigate the big, wide world around them.

7th grade: The worst year ever

Did you hate seventh grade? You're not alone. But as a parent, there's plenty you can do to make seventh grade better for your child.

6 ways to boost your teen's emotional intelligence

6 tips to boost your teen's emotional intelligence

You can help your teen learn healthy, productive ways to express challenging emotions.

6 ways to boost your child's emotional intelligence

Help your child become happier, more confident, and more empathetic by teaching them healthy ways to express their feelings.

Why we should let our kids be bored

When her child complains, "I'm bored," this mom no longer suggests activities to cure the ennui. Here, she explains why those moments should be treasured.