Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement 3185: Emotional Intelligence Creates Loving and Supportive Parenting by Dr. John Gottman of The Gottman Institute
May 19, 2024
Dr. John Gottman discusses how emotional intelligence shapes parenting, emphasizing the importance of understanding and managing emotions for nurturing loving relationships. He explains the transformative effects of emotional coaching on a child's development and success, advocating for a more supportive and empathetic approach to parenting.
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Gottman's Personal Shift To Parenting
- John Gottman describes how becoming a father made him feel intense love, vulnerability, and responsibility.
- His personal background as a child of Holocaust survivors shaped his views on authoritarian parenting.
Emotional Intelligence Outweighs IQ
- Emotional intelligence predicts life success more than IQ by enabling better social and work relationships.
- Strong emotional skills lead to better health, wealth, happiness, and longevity across life domains.
Adopt Emotion Coaching, Not Dismissal
- Use emotion coaching rather than dismissing emotions when parenting to change children's trajectories.
- Emotion coaching improves attention and educational achievement and buffers divorce effects on children.