Boosting emotional intelligence in children may come easily to you. For other parents and teachers, they really don’t know where to start. The world today is complex! We need strong social skills and emotional intelligence to navigate it. Give your children an edge early in their life by boosting their emotional intelligence. Some children are extroverts and some are introverts.

1.Read to your child as often as possible. Reading can combine visual, auditory, and kinestic learning to boost retention! Check out the series “Memotions: Emotional Intelligence for Children” written by a Professional Therapist. The series contains titles such as Self-love, Self-esteem, Happiness, Self-confidence, and Anger. Each book includes  Discussion Questions to get your child talking about how they feel and think! All of the books in the series feature engaging pictures to pique your child’s interest. This allows the books to even be enjoy by children without an adult present.

In the “Memotions: Emotional Intelligence for Children” series, your child can read about Self-love. In this book they will explore how to truly embrace their own uniqueness as well as others. Draw your child in with the cute visuals and adorable animal pictures while teaching them to celebrate differences. Bullying is a very real thing in schools. Children often don’t want to tell adults what is going on. This book prepares them to create deep roots of Self-love to help them weather social storms. The Memotions: Emotional Intelligence for Children book series is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary age classrooms. The book series also makes a great Teacher Appreciation gift!

In Memotions: Happiness children can explore a variety of sources of happiness. Discussing these things at an early age helps children better understand that happiness can be created. Kids love pictures of other kids! This book helps kids bridge the gap between theory and real-life application by seeing pictures of other children. The book also helps children learn how to deal with life when they don’t get their way. It helps them learn early to purposely select what to focus on each day. This helps them look for the good to create their own happiness.

In Memotions: Anger children will learn practical anger management skills for kids. Many books on anger management for children encourage them to breathe, count to 10, and to take a break. This revolutionary book takes it to the next level and helps children explore what to do next! Real life pictures feature other children in a variety of scenes to help little readers relate through visuals.

This children’s book on anger management can be “read” by kids alone  using the practical fun illustrations. It can also be read with an adult and includes Discussion Questions to help children process what they have read. This helps them apply it to their real life. It also gives them visuals that you can use as reminders in the moment when your child gets angry. Having a plan for what to do when we get angry is critical to practicing healthy anger management for children.

All throughout our lives we are developing Emotional Intelligence. The Memotions book series for children will help them get a jump on this process! This gives them an edge in life and helps them navigate things many adults still struggle with.

The Memotions books series is extremely practical and thus makes it easy to incorporate into daily life when situations come up. Talk about these topics regularly with children! The more they talk about and discuss concepts related to emotional intelligence the more “fluent” they become. Many adults grew up in homes where these things were not discussed and they now struggle in their adult life.