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Beyond Temperament: Parenting the Emotions

If we want our children to be successful in life, then we have to school them in the emotions. This is Daniel Goleman’s running thesis in Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ, a pioneering book that helped bring emotional intelligence into homes and classrooms. Drawing on brain and behavioural research, Goleman’s primary purpose is to explain that education and IQ alone don’t determine positive life outcomes. Rather healthy self-awareness, self-discipline, and empathy help a person stay afloat in life.

familyGerhard FreundorferJanuary 13, 2022temperaments, temperament, parenting, emotions, emotional intelligenceComment

The Feelings We Try to Hide: Managing the Emotional Stress of Parenthood

As a parent (and I should add, as a wife) the negative emotions I encounter on a day to day basis can hit me suddenly like a landslide: feelings of anger, resentment, guilt, and overwhelming stress. Here I reflect on what it looks like to integrate our Jungian shadow, or our darker side, using the awareness of our negative emotions so that we can become a more emotionally balanced parent.

familyGerhard FreundorferJuly 23, 2020emotions, emotional intelligence, women, angerComment