Abstract
This chapter discusses the module on enrichment of emotional intelligence for children and parents, which has the following objectives:
1. Understand that it is not the situation but our thinking about the situation that causes emotions;
2. Learn to be aware of and express one’s own emotions and be empathic to others’ emotions;
3. Understand the negative emotions such as anger, hurt, sadness, fear and anxiety caused by negative thinking and other reactive thinking patterns;
4. Learn to regulate the expression of healthy negative emotions and prevent unhealthy negative emotions by accepting reality, letting go and forgiveness;
5. Understand the positive emotions caused by positive thinking and other proactive thinking skills and learn to enrich them by using positive thinking skills;
6. Develop the capacity for unconditional love for other human beings, by finding something beautiful and worthwhile in all;
7. Use smile, humour and laughter as tools of joy and happiness; and
8. Learn to take self-responsibility for one’s happiness, make happiness as a goal in life and be happy in any situation.
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Desai, M. (2010). Enrichment of Emotional Intelligence. In: A Rights-Based Preventative Approach for Psychosocial Well-Being in Childhood. Children¿s Well-Being: Indicators and Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9066-9_7
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