Date: November 15, 2016

Title: Emotions Matter: Strategies for Promoting Emotional Intelligence with Children and Families

Presenter(s): Shauna Tominey, Svea Olsen
Additional Resources: Presentation Slides, Mood Meter, Feeling Words Curriculum Book List (English, Spanish), Helping Toddlers Regulate Emotions, The Mood Meter in Early Childhood Classrooms, RULER for Preschool Staff, Supporting English Language Learners with RULER

Shauna Tominey and Svea Olsen discuss the importance of emotional intelligence for children and adults. They share research highlighting the relationship between emotional intelligence and social and academic success.  Participants will learn concrete strategies for using emotional intelligence in a range of settings (e.g., parenting education, home visitation, early childhood education) to build positive relationships with families and among staff as well as to teach emotional intelligence skills to young children through modeling one’s own emotional intelligence.