Read Dr. Elias' latest article on How to Raise an Emotionally Intelligent Child that appeared in the New Jersey Life Magazine. To download the article click on the image to the article or on this link.Please feel free to post your comments here.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
How to Raise an Emotionally Intelligent Child
Read Dr. Elias' latest article on How to Raise an Emotionally Intelligent Child that appeared in the New Jersey Life Magazine. To download the article click on the image to the article or on this link.Please feel free to post your comments here.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Parenting Teens
Welcome to our new blog about parenting teens. If you are here, you probably already appreciate the challenge you are facing. We are here to help you out a bit with some information and support. As parents, we know something about raising teenagers, and as psychologists, hopefully we know a little more than most.
The most important parenting task at this time in a child’s life, and the most difficult, is to maintain a connection with your teen. Without a connection, you will not be able to continue to guide and influence your teen to have positive values and make good decisions for themselves. When your children were younger, they sought out that connection with you; now, they need to separate and often push you away. Teens look to their peer group for identity and support. This is what strains the parent-teen relationship and can also presents certain dangers for them, depending on the peer group that they identify with.
So we are here to help you negotiate that delicate balance between fostering their independence and maintaining a healthy relationship with them. It is an ongoing struggle so visit here occasionally. We will give you things to think about and things to do. One thing you might want to start with is the survey about Your Parenting Strengths. This can help you identify what areas you are good at, and maybe some things you might want to improve on. This survey is from our book, Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers: Parenting with Love, Laughter, and Limits. Also, please read the first chapter from this book that is accessible for free. It will help you define some goals for your teen and for yourself. It will also help you implement what we call the “24-Karat Golden Rule” for parenting: Do unto your children as you would have other people do unto your children. If you find what you read helpful, you can order the book as well.
The most important parenting task at this time in a child’s life, and the most difficult, is to maintain a connection with your teen. Without a connection, you will not be able to continue to guide and influence your teen to have positive values and make good decisions for themselves. When your children were younger, they sought out that connection with you; now, they need to separate and often push you away. Teens look to their peer group for identity and support. This is what strains the parent-teen relationship and can also presents certain dangers for them, depending on the peer group that they identify with.
So we are here to help you negotiate that delicate balance between fostering their independence and maintaining a healthy relationship with them. It is an ongoing struggle so visit here occasionally. We will give you things to think about and things to do. One thing you might want to start with is the survey about Your Parenting Strengths. This can help you identify what areas you are good at, and maybe some things you might want to improve on. This survey is from our book, Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers: Parenting with Love, Laughter, and Limits. Also, please read the first chapter from this book that is accessible for free. It will help you define some goals for your teen and for yourself. It will also help you implement what we call the “24-Karat Golden Rule” for parenting: Do unto your children as you would have other people do unto your children. If you find what you read helpful, you can order the book as well.
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