Emotional Intelligence is more important than you think

How Empathy Helps Kids Open Up, Build Emotional Intelligence, and Trust You More

Your kid comes home from school, slams the door, and collapses onto their bed or the couch (usually buried in a phone or tablet). You know something’s wrong.... but when you ask, all you get is a muttered, “Nothing.”

If our kids are more in the 2-5 range, maybe this plays out differently. When they arrive at home, they either bounce off the walls or just melt down over how you sliced their sandwich.

For many parents, the knee-jerk reaction is to either press for answers or let them stew in their emotions, hoping they’ll come around eventually. But what if we could approach this differently?

Introducing... Empathy. You’ve probably heard of it and, yes, it lives up to the hype.

Gone are the days of parents just reigning themselves to the old cliche’s “You’ll get over it” or “It’s just a phase”. Empathy is about connecting with your child on a deep emotional level, fostering trust, and most importantly, helping them navigate their feelings and recognize them....

Here’s a brief rundown of how you can be empathetic with kids of ALL ages with five simple rules: