emotional intelligence

Consensual Living

November 27, 2008




…we can make a choice; a choice to threaten and intimidate to get our way, or a choice to reach out in compassion and connection to find common ground… I’m reading tonight about a concept that is new to me. It is called Consensual Living. The ideas behind it are not all new, but the [...]

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The Empathy Deficit (Blog Action Day)

October 15, 2008




The theme for this year’s Blog Action Day is poverty. Bloggers around the world are dedicating their posts today to this important topic. On the morning after the night before in Canadian politics and in the wake of the upcoming U.S. election, I think it is appropriate to talk about the Empathy Deficit in North [...]

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I’ll hold you while you cry

July 12, 2008




Parents can react to temper tantrums in any number of ways. They can: Try to distract a child from the tantrum Tell the child to stop crying Punish or humiliate the child for crying Support the child’s need to express emotions and let it all out My experience has been that most parents tend towards [...]

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Emotional intelligence

June 25, 2008




Work and life are keeping me busy these days, so I don’t have a lot of time to blog. But while doing some reading for work on strategic leadership, I came across a list of characteristics of a strong leader. One of them, emotional intelligence, is something that I strive to teach my children. And apparently it [...]

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