What is Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and why is it important?
Emotional Intelligence (EI), often measured as an Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EQ), describes an ability, capacity, or skill in perceiving, assessing, and managing the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups. In this last decade, science has discovered a tremendous amount about the role emotions play in our lives. Researchers have found that emotional awareness and the ability to handle feelings are much more important than I.Q. “What really matters for success, character, happiness and life long achievements is a definite set of emotional skills – your EQ – not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ tests.” – Daniel Goleman, Ph.D -Author of Emotional Intelligence. We all want our children to be successful and most of all we want them to be happy. The approach I use is to work with parents to recognise and influence the development of confidence and to use simple ways to overcome negatives – which, when left unattended, can create unwarranted neg
