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CASEA Parenting Tips

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence is an important part of childhood development. Research suggests that a child’s academic success is equally due to their emotional skills as it is to their cognitive abilities. (Liff, 2003).

Emotional intelligence includes the ability to:

• Identify and communicate emotions and feelings
• Manage emotions and interact with others appropriately
• Self soothe and regulate one’s emotions
• Make and keep friends
• Manage change and difficult situations better

Adapted from Tuning into Kids

This week, take a moment to look out for different emotional ‘body cues’ in your child, and try labelling the emotion that you are seeing in them. For example, “I can see that your body has gone tense and you are red in the face (body clues) - I wonder if you are feeling angry (emotion) about what just happened?” 

If you would like any further support regarding your child’s social and emotional development, please contact the CASEA team on casea@awh.org.au

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