Why is Emotional Intelligence So Important?

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Daniel Goleman is a pioneer in the study of emotional intelligence and explains in the video the importance of supporting and teaching emotional intelligence skills to young children.  

Video: Why We Need to Foster Emotional Intelligence in Our Kids 
Source: Oprah Winfrey Network
Length: 1:00
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Optional Resources for Further Study

• ​Why We Need to Teach Kids Emotional Intelligence by Psychology Today
• Emotional Intelligence: What Teachers Can Do by Edutopia 
• Planning for Positive Guidance: Powerful Interactions Make a Difference by NAEYC 
• Emotional Intelligence Begins in Infancy, Deborah Carlisle Solomon​

Course Navigation Menu

​1. Course Agenda
​2. Emotional vs Cognitive 
3. Emotional Intelligence  Important?
4. Behavior
5. EQ versus IQ (1/8)
6. Social Interactions

7.  Education
8.  Supporting Emotional Intelligence
9.   Literature 
10. Identifying Emotions (2/8)
11. Character Emotions (3/8)
12. Tell me, Show me! (4/8) 

13. Kindness Challenge (5/8)
14. Making Faces (6/8)
15. Guess That Emotion (7/8)
16. End of Course Quiz (8/8)
17. Course Evaluation Form​
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