Tuning In To Kids | Parents

What parents are saying

‘I never realised how important emotions are in behaviour. Emotions play a big role in behaviour, with other emotions causing anger.’

‘Thank you for the chance to do the program — it is the best thing I have done to improve my relationship with my kids.’

What is Emotional Intelligence?

Emotional Intelligence is about using your emotions to guide you through the world. It is about being able to use your own knowledge of emotions to make decisions, to calm yourself down, to manage anger and conflict, to help you in your relationships with people, to know what is happening in social situations, and to assist you in many aspects of life where you or another person are involved.
Developing Emotional Intelligence increases your ability to:

understand and talk about emotions
understand other people’s emotions and respond with empathy
motivate yourself optimistically – to plan, set goals and focus attention
handle relationships successfully – problem solve around emotions and manage behaviour – including resolving conflict thoughtfully and non-violently.

Why is Emotional Intelligence important?

Children with greater Emotional Intelligence have been shown to:

have greater success with making friendships and be more able to manage conflict with peers
be better able to self-soothe when upset or angry and have fewer behaviour problems
have better concentration which means they are more likely to be successful academically
tend to have fewer childhood illnesses
have more stable and satisfying relationships as adults
have greater career success: Emotional Intelligence may be a better predictor of academic and career success than IQ!

Many children and parents have some of these skills already. Our aim is to help families to develop Emotional Intelligence skills further and understand them in the context of current research.