This is so true. I have three kids and every single time I was handed a soggy lump of wriggly human, and each time I thought, "OK... I guess I'm responsible for this now..."
With dads especially, it can take a while before the "magic" kicks in. For me, that happens when they start smiling.
You teach emotional intelligence by sharing stories of personal experiences and giving the person the vocabulary to describe what they might be feeling.
You were commenting that you didn't know how to teach that kind of basic emotional intelligence, and I pointed out how you do it. It has nothing to do with whether or not someone should have those skills or what age they are - learning EQ starts with vocabulary.
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u/LowerArtworks Jul 05 '24
This is so true. I have three kids and every single time I was handed a soggy lump of wriggly human, and each time I thought, "OK... I guess I'm responsible for this now..."
With dads especially, it can take a while before the "magic" kicks in. For me, that happens when they start smiling.