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5 Ways to Promote Emotional Intelligence in Children
Emotional intelligence (EQ) is as crucial as intellectual ability (IQ) in determining a child's success and happiness in life. Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to understand, use, and manage one's own emotions positively to relieve...
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Substance abuse in children prediction, protection, and prevention
Childhood drug abuse or alcohol addiction has been a problem for many years. The younger generation is starting to experiment with illegal substances in high school and even middle school. It is essential to understand the factors that lead up to...
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The Impact of Trauma on Development
The Impact of Trauma on Development The word trauma has become very commonplace recently and the truth is, the world just went through (and continues to go through) a collective trauma in the experience of the pandemic. But let’s take a closer...
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Stress Science
It’s now time to get a little science-y and this one may not be the tiny tidbit you’re used to consuming in one minute, but I promise you, it is an important topic to understand. Try to dig back in your memory, way back for some of us, to...
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The Impact of STRESS
* What happens early in life matters to all other development, including physical * Stress is a normal part of life. If you remember back to Tidbit 5, Let’s Look at BEHAVIORS Differently, a stressor is anything during the day that requires an...
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RESPOND, rather than REACT
Now that we’ve learned how to look at “behaviors” differently, lets talk about different actions we can take – in particular, responding instead of reacting. As a caregiver, we won’t be able to reflect upon what we are seeing from the...
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