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Learning how to raise an emotionally intelligent child
Studies show that emotionally intelligent children are healthier both physically and mentally, they do better in school, get along better with their peers, have fewer behavioral problems, and become better leaders. They are more resilient, soothe themselves more easily, have better emotional regulation and manage stress and distress more easily.
Emotional intelligence is a buzzword of the modern age. But more than a buzzword, it is a phrase that brings long deserved attention to the importance of feelings and emotions in our everyday experience. We are learning more and more about how the foundations of emotional response and attachment are set in the earliest months and years of life, and how these foundations determine in large part the degree to which we do or don't flourish as adults in relationships, socially, at play and at work.
In this 90 minute seminar you will learn the critical essentials for creating the best environment you can for stimulating and nurturing your child's emotional intelligence, including:
the critical role that each parent plays
how these roles may be different, but how each is essential
(both parents should attend if at all possible)
how emotions are at the heart of almost everything we do
what emotional intelligence is, and what it means for you and your children
the immediate importance of secure attachment and how it works
our culture of superlatives, and how some forms of praise may do more harm than good
how emotional intelligence will improve your kids, your relationship with your partner, and how your relationship with your partner contributes to the emotional intelligence of your kids
About the Instructor
Dr. Robert Solley is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in couples therapy and neuropsychology. Earning his PhD from the California School of Professional Psychology in Berkeley, Dr. Solley has been licensed for over 15 years. He has trained and worked in such diverse settings as Children's Hospital in Oakland, California-Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, and is a Staff Therapist at the Couples Institute in Menlo Park. Dr. Solley has taught doctoral students as an adjunct faculty member at CSPP and at the Wright Institute. His work with couples stems from a long-standing interest in family systems and couples research, and grew out of working for years as a neuropsychologist with families of children with learning differences. Dr. Solley presents widely around the Bay Area on these and other topics. Currently he maintains an active private practice in Noe Valley, San Francisco.
Cost
Free
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