A child’s chance for future success relies not just on harnessing the IQ. It is also very much dependent on making sure his or her EQ is equally developed. EQ is the ability to understand, use, and manage one’s own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict. It is how a child is able to keep calm when a favorite toy is lost or when he or she can’t figure out the answer to what 8+5 is. It is how a child is able to get along with other kids while in play or in school. It is how he or she is able to manage frustration without throwing a tantrum. Completing your child’s EQ to have these attitudes will help set them up for success in the future.
With recent studies that point to the importance of EQ as part of a child’s holistic growth, moms who have been focusing on IQ are now nurturing the EQ abilities of their kids. Apart from concentrating on their kids’ mental strength in the areas of logic, memory and language, moms have also started to hone their kids’ confidence, behavioral regulation and independence. That’s because moms now know that if they don’t enhance their kids’ EQ, a child is basically #MissingHalf of what is necessary to attain success in the future.
