As part of our commitment to supporting parents in their journey of fostering emotional intelligence in their children, EQ for Kidz is pleased to offer a series of informative and interactive parent workshops with practical tools and techniques to cultivate vital emotional and social skills in the home environment.
Each workshop is designed to be engaging for a duration of 1.5 hours and will include the following components:
Educational Segment: Parents will gain valuable insights into emotional intelligence development during the early years of a child's life. We will delve into child developmental psychology, explore the neuroscience behind emotions, and emphasize the pivotal role of parents in building the foundation for emotional intelligence skills.
Practical Application: In this hands-on portion of each workshop, we will equip parents with tangible tools and strategies to navigate and nurture their children's emotional well-being. Parents will learn effective language to use and various approaches to address and manage intense emotions in real-life family situations.
Research has shown that emotional intelligence development begins in the home with a child's primary caregivers. By offering a series of parent workshops at your school, you can further support the growth of emotional intelligence within your school community.
EQ 101: A Brief Introduction to Parenting with Emotional Intelligence
Join this enlightening workshop that lays the foundation for nurturing a child's emotional intelligence. In this introductory session, parents will discover the true essence of emotional intelligence, understand its critical role in early childhood development, and dispel common misconceptions. Explore the pivotal role parents play in fostering EQ skills, delve into the four parenting styles related to emotions, and leave with three invaluable tips and tools to seamlessly integrate emotional intelligence into home and family life.
Emotion Coaching Parents: From Chaos to Connection
Embark on a transformative journey towards becoming an emotion coaching parent. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the four parenting styles and master the five essential steps to emotion coaching. Through engaging activities, parents will discover their unique parenting style, and learn how to apply emotion coaching techniques in real-life scenarios. Leave with a tailored action plan, equipped with practical scripts to foster deeper connections with your child and navigate family dynamics with empathy and understanding.
Self-Regulation: Dealing with Tricky Emotions and Challenging Behavior
In this interactive workshop, parents will learn how to address the root cause of challenging behavior in their homes. They will be given practical tips and tricks on how to build skills like patience, impulse control, and assertiveness. Parents will be empowered with language to be able to set clear, consistent boundaries, but also be able to support their child to develop these important communication skills. During the application portion, parents will practice in groups how to respond to power struggles and conflicts at home in different real-life scenarios.
Embracing Mistakes: Developing a Home Culture of a Growth Mindset
Many schools unknowingly encourage a fixed mindset in their approach to education, but not yours! In this workshop, parents will learn the importance of cultivating a growth mindset in their homes and how it impacts their child’s learning. They will be introduced to the difference between a fixed and growth mindset. The practical application portion will be focused on changing their mindset to be more growth-oriented by changing their language. As a result, parents will be on board with your school’s approach to learning - that mistakes and failures are essential paths on the road to success!
Resilience: Bouncing Back in the Face of Adversity
In this post-covid world, it is even more important to invest in the skillset which leads to resilience. In this workshop, we will dive further into the art of embracing mistakes and failures as crucial learning experiences for your children. Parents will come to understand delayed gratification, intrinsic motivation, and effective goal setting. Discover the 'why' behind resilience and gain practical insights on 'how' to nurture this vital skill set within their family. Equip your parents with the tools to foster a resilient mindset that empowers your children to thrive, no matter the challenges they will inevitably encounter in the future.
