emotional intelligence kids Archives - UPower Presentations - Sara Westbrook https://upowerpresentations.com/tag/emotional-intelligence-kids/ Motivational Speaker About Confidence, Respect and Resilience Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:26:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 Naming ‘the elephant’ Builds Connection https://upowerpresentations.com/building-connection-with-kids/ https://upowerpresentations.com/building-connection-with-kids/#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 03:18:53 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=7659 Last week, I walked into my presentation with a bandage on my forehead. Before I started, I told the students what happened: I had tripped, hit my forehead, and ended up with a small cut. Why did I start there? Because otherwise it would have been the elephant in the room and kids always notice […]

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]]> https://upowerpresentations.com/building-connection-with-kids/feed/ 0 How to Stay Consistent When Kids Push Your Limits https://upowerpresentations.com/effective-parenting-boundaries-consistency/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:17:37 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=4989 During a discussion with a parent, she shared that she frequently found herself giving in to her daughter after initially saying no. (I can certainly relate, having faced similar situations with my son.) It was clear that her daughter had learned a powerful lesson about testing boundaries. She learned that her tenacity and unwavering determination […]

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]]> Strengthen a Child’s Resilience https://upowerpresentations.com/strengthen-childs-resilience/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:39:55 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=3476 As kids get older they start to rely more on the relationships with their friends, and less on their parents. This can be problematic if they believe their friends are the only people they need in their village. Without the benefit of life experiences, friends usually can’t give the support and advice a young person […]

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]]> Because I Felt Like It! https://upowerpresentations.com/emotions-are-the-reason-for-a-behaviour-not-an-excuse-for-it/ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:50:57 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=1382 Ever wondered, ‘Why is my child/student acting this way? Why are they being rude, disrespectful or hurtful? That’s not like them.’ Ever asked, ‘Why did you do/say that?’ Here’s why: Emotions. I’m sure you have heard this response to the above questions… ‘because I felt like it!’… and it’s probably true. A circumstance happened that […]

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