Every parent wants to see their child healthy and happy. And if physical activity, fresh air and a healthy diet make them healthy, what is needed for happiness? Psychologists are increasingly talking about the development of emotional intelligence from an early age. If a child learns to understand his emotions and control them, a happy future awaits him.
Cartoon "Puzzle"
Remember cartoon "Puzzle"? If not, in two: based on the 5 basic emotions that govern humans (anger, sadness, disgust, joy and fear). The main character is a girl, Riley, who is going through a difficult period due to moving to another city. During the course of the picture, the heroine goes through a journey of self realization through familiarity with emotions. She pumps her emotional intelligence.
A person needs to learn to understand the nature of his emotions and to manage them. Then he will grow up to be an open, self-confident person who will be attracted to other people.
The relationship between emotional intelligence and learning
Psychologists believe that academic performance and the desire to learn new things are closely related to emotional intelligence. If a child has developed it, it will be easier for him to establish contact with peers and teachers. This is often the reason for dislike of school. If we want our child to succeed in school, we need to develop his emotional intelligence.
How to develop it? Here are some simple games you can play with your child.
Games for the development of emotional intelligence
- Today, I felt. Before bedtime, invite the child to continue the phrase: "Today I felt (emotion) when (something happened). This practice teaches the child to recognize his or her emotions and understand what is going on inside.
- Gallery of Emotions. Many children like to draw. Instead of the usual subjects, have them draw different emotions - joy, sadness, anger, boredom, etc. Hang these pictures in the room so that the child can see them and over time track how their feelings change as they get older.
- Emotion Chest. Invite your child to draw a box or chest in his or her brain in which he or she will put all the things that make him or her happy. Use all the senses to do this. For example, what does he like to hear? What does he like to taste? What does he like to watch? "Close the box and set it aside. After a while, you can go back to it and see which components have changed.
- Drawing Emotions. Take colored felt-tip pens or pencils and ask the child to choose a color that matches a particular emotion. If the child wants to, he or she can draw the emotion on the paper with the chosen color.
- Representing the emotion with the body. Switching roles with your child, try to show the emotion with your body and have the other person guess it. It's tricky. The face must remain neutral.
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