Today, more than ever, fostering compassion and understanding within the family unit can often be overlooked. The daily grind can push instilling empathy in our children to the bottom of our priority list. However, teaching essential values and traits not only contributes to their personal development. It also leads to a kinder, more empathetic society and equips them with the right qualities to ensure success in life.(more…)
In August, leaders from more than 50 schools from around the country will gather at Yale to hear a simple but profound message — emotions matter in the classroom.
The training session will be the largest ever held by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, which has built a sophisticated, science-based program that is anchored in the seminal work of now Yale University President Peter Salovey and fellow psychologist John D. Mayer. Less than a quarter century after publication of their paper, “Emotional Intelligence,” 75,000 educators in more than 500 schools in 30-plus states and countries including England, Spain, Italy, and Australia have learned about the key role of emotions in learning and behavior through a program called RULER. (more…)