Emotional intelligence is defined by a person’s ability to recognize, understand, and manage their emotions and the emotions of others. Psychologist believe that emotional intelligence is a learned behavior. In order to master it, four domains of emotional intelligence are necessary:
These four domains were originally popularized by author Daniel Goleman in his book Working with Emotional Intelligence, which is a follow-up to his original work on the subject Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. Since the time of these writing, Goleman’s concepts on emotional intelligence have become somewhat of a defacto standard.
With that said, over the next 4 days I will look at Goleman’s research in the context of each of these domains and share the best practices for developing each area in a child.
- Day 1: Self-awareness
- Day 2: Self-management
- Day 3: Social awareness
- Day 4: Relationship management