Raising Balanced Children: Gottman and Emotional Intelligence

How many of you who are parents actively have conversations about balance and managing stress with your children?  What I find in teaching workshop and writing on the subject is that balance and stress are mostly thought of as adult issues.  I have found that lack of balance and feelings of stress do not discriminate against age.  In fact, many children and even more teenagers are experiencing more intense demands on their time and performance than ever before.  Learning to develop skills in your children that build Emotional Intelligence is one way you can help your child navigate adulthood with a better understanding of their own triggers and emotional expressions.  In this 30 minute video, Dr. John Gottman, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington, world-renowned researcher (and personal inspiration to me), discusses how to raise an emotionally intelligent child.  A must watch for anyone with children in thier life.