Many parents struggle with children’s anger, more so than joy or sadness. So how can we transform the emotions of anger into a force for good?
Tips for Dealing with Children’s Anger
Engaging Emotions as Parents
Children’s emotions often interrupt us or slow us down, so our first instinct is often to brush them off – but is there a better way? Josh Freedman and Marilynn Jorgensen discuss this important topic for parents.
How We Read Each Other’s Minds
Cognitive neuroscientist Rebecca Saxe talks about the uniquely human ability to think about other people’s thoughts, and when kids develop certain abilities during this brain regions’ long process of developing. This is the neurological basis of empathy, taking another’s perspective.
What Role Do Emotions Play in Learning?
In this video from Edutopia, Dr. Maurice Elias, Director of the Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab, discusses the vital role that emotions play in learning.
Why School Should Start Later for Teens
Sleep scientist Wendy Troxel makes a convincing case that teenagers’ biological clocks make it unreasonable for schools to start as early as they do – and in fact, may contribute to many of the problems we attribute to teenagers.
How to Ask Great Questions
In this video from Six Seconds, Synapse School educator Amy Payne talks about what makes a great question – and how to ask them to get better answers.
Unlock Your Emotional Genius
In this article from Psychology Today, Dr. Susan Whitbourne discusses the origins and importance of EQ. It’s worth reading for some of the interesting facts about the history of emotional intelligence.
Finding Your Noble Goal Checklist
This is a comprehensive checklist to help you craft your noble goal. Maybe you don’t have any clue what your noble goal is, or maybe you are struggling to put it into words. Regardless, this will be a big help.
EQ and Parenting
EQ Practitioner Eldon Pascoe discusses diversity in families, and how he had to use entirely different strategies for his 3 children – even though that was a hard lesson to learn.
Emotional Theory Comes Alive – Disney’s Inside Out
This video looks at the emotional theory espoused in Disney’s Inside Out. It’s an amazing look at emotion and cognition in the brain, and the ways in which this film has challenged longstanding misconceptions about emotions.
Introduction to Social Emotional Learning
What are the ingredients for a great place to learn? These slides are all about how SEL is a vital component of children’s education. Includes benchmarks for SEL and links to research on the benefits of social and emotional learning.
Learning About Learning and the Brain
At a neurological level, how does the brain actually learn, and what’s the role of emotion? What’s the implication for education and training? This article is based on a discussion between Josh Freedman and Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang about the biological conditions for learning.
Learning Under Fear or Pressure
This animated video does a wonderful job of showing what happens to our brain under fear and pressure. For educators or anyone interested in learning, this is essential knowledge.
The Coaching Process
In this video from Six Seconds, Josh Freedman and Marilynn Jorgensen discuss the coaching process, and how to help leaders take the next steps in their development.
How Emotions Impact Learning
This video from Cambridge University Press talks about the evolution in thought in the role emotions play in all types of learning. Hint: they are vitally important.
Facebook Emotions Are Contagious
Emotional contagion exists, but does this translate to the world of social media? Can we catch others’ emotions when we see them online? A study done by Facebook makes a convincing argument that we can – and do. This article recapping the study is from Scientific American Mind.
A Pause Is Essential
How do we shift out of the typical patterns to become more present and proactive in our interactions? Having the ability to pause is an essential component. Josh Freedman and Susan Stillman discuss why pausing can be the difference between following patterns that don’t serve us and forging a new way.
Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower
Mindfulness has become a buzz word, but is it really worthy of all the hype? This animated video talks about mindfulness and the ways you can use it to improve your life.
Negative Emotions Are Key to Wellbeing
Is embracing negative emotions a key to wellbeing? This article from Scientific American makes a compelling case that so-called negative emotions are essential for mental health.
Your Brain on Stress
In this video from Six Seconds, Josh Freedman talks about what’s going on in your brain when you feel stressed – and how that changes over time. Considering stress has been going up for 30 years now, this is more necessary to understand than ever before.
