

{"id":29326,"date":"2018-11-05T10:46:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T10:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?p=29326"},"modified":"2022-11-05T10:46:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T10:46:05","slug":"emotional-intelligence-in-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/parenting\/emotional-intelligence-in-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Parental Advice on Emotional Intelligence in Children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29328 size-full\" title=\"Parental Advice on Emotional Intelligence in Children \" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Parental-Advice-on-Emotional-Intelligence-in-Children.jpg\" alt=\"Parental Advice on Emotional Intelligence in Children \" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EQ is a relatively new concept which came around in 1995. It is the concept that says a person&rsquo;s mental prowess cannot be judged solely based on IQ. EQ plays a big part in it as well. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EQ is the skill that people possess to allow them to pick up on social cues, empathize with other people and provide appropriate responses in public. <\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This factor is extremely important in children as it is a huge indicator of how successful your child will grow up to be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emotional Quotient encompasses all the things that help a person deal with their emotions as well as the emotions of others. This is imperative in children as it allows them to deal with their emotions in a healthy way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is doubly important in children with learning disabilities like ADHD or Dyslexia because they might miss those social cues that are ever so important in a functioning society.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parental-advice-on-ways-to-measure-EQ\"><\/span>Parental advice on ways to measure EQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are multiple factors that deal with how high the EQ of a child is. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first is the knowledge of self-awareness, which means that they know what they are feeling at the moment and how those feelings and actions were taken because of them can affect other people. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second factor is how well the child is able to keep his emotions in check and knows how to express them in a healthy way. For example, if a child is having trouble with a certain subject then they might start acting out and that is an unhealthy way to deal with emotion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the emotional intelligence in children is worked on then he would be able to express that he is having trouble with the subject and would be able to get extra help towards the subject in order to move forward. This allows the child to see what he will gain in the long run if he tries hard for the moment and suffers a little.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another important factor in EQ is how well he handles social relationships. <\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This allows the child to know what to do and what not to do around the people that they know. The last and the most important thing that factors into EQ is empathy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humans are unlike other mammals like bears or leopards because they have a very social structured life and their happiness and well-being depend on themselves as well as others around them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children exhibit that trait very clearly which is why children with problematic relationships with their parents or teachers often find themselves struggling to keep up with life. If they cannot empathize with the people closest to them then it becomes impossible for them to empathize with anyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-EQ-can-help-you-recognize-children-with-learning-disabilities\"><\/span>How EQ can help you recognize children with learning disabilities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29329 size-full\" title=\"How EQ can help you recognize children with learning disabilities\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/How-EQ-can-help-you-recognize-children-with-learning-disabilities.jpg\" alt=\"How EQ can help you recognize children with learning disabilities\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EQ works in a very interesting way when it comes to children with learning disabilities. Children who have disabilities concerning attention and the lack thereof often miss important social cues that we often take for granted. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This deprives them of the chance to know what people mean with their body language and thus they cannot act appropriately when given social cues. On the other hand children with disabilities like Dyslexia often exhibit an extraordinary level of EQ because that is the way the minds of these children cope with these disabilities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It notices that there is a deficit in one area so it boosts other parts of the mind. These unusual levels of emotional intelligence in children can help identify which children might have disabilities that have not yet manifested and therefore this allows you to get them the proper help they need like a personal tutor or medication that will help them focus.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why-is-EQ-important-actually\"><\/span>Why is EQ important actually?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason why EQ is important basically boils down to the fact that human beings cannot exist solely on brains. Society needs productive members that are able to work together and help each other. IQ may have been the sole determiner in days gone but now more and more people are realizing that intelligence comes in many ways, and EQ is one of them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It allows a person to get ahead in the world based on the connections that they make and that is what inevitably leads a person to happiness. The people that they know and enjoy spending time with. Helping them and making each other&rsquo;s lives better. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EQ is a relatively new concept which came around in 1995. It is the concept that says a person&rsquo;s mental prowess cannot be judged solely based on IQ. EQ plays a big part in it as well. EQ is the skill that people possess to allow them to pick up on social cues, empathize with other people and provide appropriate responses in public. This factor is extremely important in children as it is a huge indicator of how successful your child will grow up to be. 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