Parents, Want Less Conflict with Your Kids? Try Empathy
You've told your kid "a million times" and frustration is rising. What if there was another way to see the situation? Here's a 90-second tip for parents to use empathy to diffuse conflict and...
View ArticleNegotiating Conflict with Emotional Intelligence
Want to "win" the argument? Negotiate conflict effectively by adding emotional intelligence in this simple 4-step process: Get REAL solutions! The post Negotiating Conflict with Emotional Intelligence...
View ArticleReaching Across the Divide In an Uber Polarized World
The other day, I heard a girl on the street say, "I saw a guy with a Trump shirt on, and I literally crossed the street." It seems she's not the only one, as division has reached all time highs. This...
View ArticleHow Your Attachment Style Affects Your Relationship
Learning your attachment style might completely change how you (and your partner) fight, play, and build a relationship. The post How Your Attachment Style Affects Your Relationship appeared first on...
View ArticleThree Tools for Workplace Communication
Communication in the workplace is a constant challenge. Fortunately, research on emotions and the brain has helped clarify key communication tools. The post Three Tools for Workplace Communication...
View ArticleThe Myth of Winning
Here's why we make the boss, a colleague, a customer, spouses and lovers, and even our children into enemies -- and a better way. It starts with our brains, and being addicted to the pleasure of...
View ArticleNavigating Emotions at School – A Principal’s Story
When children are experiencing "big emotions," a principal finds that a simple process for emotional intelligence makes all the difference. The post Navigating Emotions at School – A Principal’s Story...
View ArticleVigilance and Violence Prevention
EQ Reflection: Vigilance and Prevention April 27, 1999 I know we’ve all heard and thought a lot about Columbine. Rather than going over the same ground about what happened and why, I’d like to consider...
View ArticleFight or Flow Part I: “Hit Back First”
Why do we react - explode - shut down... and how can we use insights from current neuroscience to be less reactive? The post Fight or Flow Part I: “Hit Back First” appeared first on Six Seconds.
View ArticleFight or Flow Part Two: “Water Is Stronger”
This second half of “Fight or Flow” explores the alternative to the kinds of “hitting back first” reactions discussed in part one. To constructively engage with emotions requires reframing the way we...
View ArticleFinding Peace Amidst Holiday Stress
Finding Peace Amidst Holiday Stress – Tips for an “Emotionally Intelligent” Holiday Paradoxically, holidays are extremely stressful. Given all the bad news we’re facing in the economy, this year may...
View ArticleMaking Others Good – Star Wars Style
This week we watched the Star Wars trilogy as a family – first time for Emma and Max. Return of the Jedi was today. A couple of comments that followed up from the discussion of Satyagraha. Tucking into...
View ArticleAssent, Dissent, Descent
Recently… I told Emma (8-year-old daughter) she needed to get dressed to go. Instant protest, heel-dragging, power struggle. Yet we were going to do something she wanted! I observed a new...
View ArticleListen or Tell – Reducing Family Conflict
How can we solve conflicts with our kids - when they don't want to talk about it? A major EQ challenge. The post Listen or Tell – Reducing Family Conflict appeared first on Six Seconds.
View ArticleFrom Violent Hearts to Heavenly Peace
Reading reactions to Sandy Hook, a common theme is blame, but is there an alternative? Looking at the neuroscience, it feels better to blame. When we blame, we know the answer, and that feeling of...
View ArticleSolving the Biggest Problems: Daniel Shapiro on Emotional Intelligence and...
How to effectively resolve conflict? "Emotional intelligence is essential,” says Daniel Shapiro, Harvard International Negotiation Program. The post Solving the Biggest Problems: Daniel Shapiro on...
View ArticleBut You’re Wrong! 5 Ways Not to Talk About Political Differences – And What...
How often do you engage with "the other side" of an issue? It's hard, especially in today's climate. Bret Wells shares 5 tips to have difficult conversations with emotional intelligence. The post But...
View ArticleFights Well with Others: Tips for Collaborative Parenting
Want less fighting at home? Three tips every parent can use to forge compromise. Bonus Poster for your fridge. Build trusting relationships with your children and even at work with Collaborative...
View ArticleParenting in Transitions (#26)
We’re in this highly volatile, lonely, stressful context… for many families school is starting and jobs are changing: How do we parent now? The post Parenting in Transitions (#26) appeared first on...
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