1. Coaching Your Children to Success: Building Emotional Intelligence
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2. Parents Most significant influencers in children’s lives
Parent’s behavior significantly influences the way a child learns
Modeling EQ is a significant factor in children developing EQ
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3. Parents Coaching Their Kids in EQ Stay Mindful of the Intent
So when obstacles arise you keep on task
Enhance positive self-esteem
Develop positive friendships & relationships
Integrate mind-body intelligence
Enhance personal health
Develop leadership skills
Optimize long-term happiness & success
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4. Two Forms of Coaching Formal Coaching Informal Coaching
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5. Formal Coaching Structured Set planned time Defined duration
Targeted topic
Specific activities
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6. Coaching Skills Presence Active Listening Understanding Patience ~
Coaching EQ
4 Areas of Focus:
Non-judgement
Self-awareness
Accepting
Motivational ~
Feelings ~ Cognition
Behavior ~ Social
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7. Formal coaching for EQ Target Activity Feelings Identify Feelings
Body Awareness
Intensity Scale
All Feelings Welcomed ~
Use Visuals
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8. Formal Coahing for EQ
Identify a vocabulary of feelings & triggers for feelings. Apply to personal and ficticous situations past & present.
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9. Formal coaching for eq Target Activity Cognition Mindset Thoughts
Messages
Conversations
Develop
Self-Awareness of the
Inner Dialogue ~
Emphasize Positive
Accomplishments
Affirmations
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10. Activity: Building on the Positive A Personal Descriptive Vision Board
Formal coaching for eq
Activity: Building on the Positive
A Personal Descriptive Vision Board
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11. Behaviors & Social Cues Increase Awareness of Self & Others
Formal coaching for EQ
Target Activity
Behaviors & Social Cues
Teach-Coach
Non-verbal
Verbal
Actions
Non-Verbal
Increase Awareness of Self & Others
Facial Expressions
Eye Movements
Body Posture
Gestures
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12. Ways to Deal, Cope, Channel Emotions Identify & Assess Emotions
Target Activity
Actions
Emotional Regulation
Ways to Deal, Cope, Channel Emotions
&
Stress ~
Where Am I Today?
Identify & Assess Emotions
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13. Channeling Emotions Physical Movement ~ Meditation
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14. Role Playing Scenerios
Formal coaching for EQ
Target Activity
Verbal
Behaviors in
Social Situations
Communicate
Clearly
Honestly
Respectfully
Appropriate Tone
Listen Well
Take Turns Talking
Role Playing Scenerios
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15. Practicing Communication
EQ Family Listening
Eye Contact, Body Posture, Focus
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16. Informal Coaching Spontaneous In the moment Situational
Targeting a specific
emotion-behavior
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17. Parents Prepared to Coach A Situation Presents
Have a Template for Engaging
First: Pause before reacting - Breath
What is happening?
Behavior
Emotion & intensity
The situation-where are you?
Immediate intervention needed?
Follow through later with review & coaching
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18. Coaching in a Spontaneous Situation Review Afterwards
Parent-Coach
Review your emotional response
– how was I feeing?
-did I manage my emotions?
Review your verbal response – What did I say?
– did I listen?
- did I acknowledge feelings?
Review your behavior response
- did I manage my behavior
- did I have right action
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19. Remain Mindful of the Intent
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