Most adults weren't taught about emotions as children. No one taught us how to be aware of our feelings or how to manage our behaviour when those feelings became overwhelming. Lots of adults report being sent to their rooms or being shouted at when their behaviour didn’t meet their grown ups’ expectations. I’d like to assume that for the majority of us, our parents tried their best with the information they had at the time. But now that we know more about brain development a

Emotional intelligence is an essential skill for navigating the world around us and it begins to develop throughout our early childhood.

Our words are like toothpaste...once they're out, they’re not going back in. Our children hear and absorb these words every day and...