Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

This groundbreaking parenting guide offers a practical five-step process for teaching children to understand and regulate their emotions.

Every parent knows the importance of equipping children with the intellectual skills they need to succeed in school and life. But children also need to master their emotions.

Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

is a guide to teaching children of all ages to understand and regulate their emotional world. As acclaimed psychologist John Gottman shows, emotionally intelligent children will enjoy increased self-confidence, greater physical health, better performance in school, and healthier social relationships.

Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

will equip parents with a five-step “emotion coaching” process that teaches how to:-Be aware of a child’s emotions-Recognize emotional expression as an opportunity for intimacy and teaching-Listen empathetically and validate a child’s feelings-Label emotions in words a child can understand-Help a child come up with an appropriate way to solve a problem or deal with an upsetting issue or situation