How parents discipline in the heat of the moment has a lasting impact on the emotional well-being of their children. Dr. Marc Brackett encourages parents to take the approach of a "compassionate emotion scientist" who seeks to understand the emotions behind why children are behaving a certain way.
Dr. Marc Brackett Discusses Emotional Intelligence in Good Housekeeping Article
A recent Good Housekeeping article titled, “When I Stopped Caring About My Kids' Grades, Everything Changed for the Better,” suggests that parents should also focus on their children’s other kinds of intelligence, such as emotional intelligence. As a way to develop their emotional intelligence, Dr. Brackett suggests helping our children name their emotions. One way he suggests to do this is by reading books with children and having them identify the characters’ feelings.