Teaching Emotional Intelligence: The Power of Feelings in Early Childhood Family Support Work

Family Support Friday Session 6

Can young children really be taught emotional intelligence? (Spoiler alert: Yes!) In this Family Support Friday workshop, participants will learn what emotional intelligence means for young children, explore why it matters so much when working with families, and identify a myriad of ways to incorporate social-emotional learning into their family support work. Participants will also have the opportunity to reflect on their own cultural contexts and beliefs around emotion regulation as it relates to their work with children and families.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify the core components of emotional intelligence and how these components are relevant to their work.
2. Name at least one new idea or way to incorporate social-emotional learning into their work.
3. Recognize at least one way in which biases/beliefs around social-emotional learning may impact their work with families.