Helping Kids to Grow Up Emotionally Intelligent
We've heard of this issue of "emotional intelligence" before from Daniel Goleman who wrote "Leadership: The Power of Emotional Intelligence ." In this NY Times article , he puts together a succinct list of qualities for leadership and emotional intelligence that I think can translate well to raising kids who cope. Add to that David Brooks' column on The Moral Bucket List . (I don't always agree with Mr. Brooks but I thought this was a worthy bit of writing.) The Humility Shift (note to Kanye West) Self-Defeat - His example of Dwight Eisenhower is a surprising and interesting one. The Dependency Leap - Character is defined by how deeply rooted you are. Energizing Love - That kind of love decenters the self. The Call Within the Call The Conscience Leap The last couple of paragraphs of this piece are wonderful.