"Catherine's book is an inspiration to read. It has helped me identify my own emotional triggers and choose the way I behave both as a parent and teacher! As someone who has worked with Cath for a number of years and witnessed with awe, the gifted way she works with children, this is a book that I feel can teach me how to do it too. It is a book that offers down-to-earth ways of teaching from the heart. It reminded me of the reasons I went into teaching in the first place." - Eileen Williams (teacher and parent) "I have now read Catherine's book twice -- the first time I couldn’t put it down and read it all in one session, staying up late to get it finished! It was so refreshing to read a book that spoke directly to my heart and confirmed all I knew to be true about the way we relate to children, and, indeed, to each other. I truly believe that this book can change lives and I love the way that it easily accessible to all - the illustrations are beautiful and add to the text with their wonderful simplicity. It should be essential reading for all teachers and, in fact, everyone that works with children. My eldest daughter is currently studying for a PGCE and I gave her a copy of Catherine's book before she started her course, advising that if she only read one book during the course this should be it! I am passionate about promoting Emotional Intelligence and feel very privileged to have both read Catherine's book and taken part in her training sessions. She is an inspirational trainer, author and a wonderful role model as she really does 'walk her talk' operating with total honesty and integrity." Janice Graham Deputy Director, Dudley Partnership for Achievement EAZ

Reading this book leads you to the realisation that you can fundamentally change a child's life by being the 'real' you.

Topics include:

• Activities to support the development of children's emotional intelligence.
  
  
• How we can remove our self-imposed limitations by changing our beliefs.
  
  
• How we can change the patterns that are having a negative effect on our lives and the lives of others.
  
  
• How to be an adult who has no "buttons to press."

Becoming Emotionally Intelligent is available from bookstores in the UK, from the EQ Store in the US, from Amazon.co.uk or from the publisher.

More details:

At last a book that explains in a simple and practical way what Emotional Intelligence is and how it is an essential intelligence for people who work with people, who want to make a real difference in their communities. This book will support you in your endeavours to:

• change behaviour patterns and choose to behave more in line with your own values
• change some of the roles you play and choose the ‘you’ that you really want to be
• make the kind of difference you always wanted with your friends, family and pupils
• model the above and support children to develop this intelligence for themselves.

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction: Emotional intelligence
2. Internal and external environment
3. Understanding and managing behaviour
4. The limbic system
5. Fear and love
6. The emotional effects of grief
7. Connecting with the children in our care
8. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation: its effect on behaviour and learning
9. Self-esteem
10. Creating identity: knowing myself and choosing who I am
11. Optimism and pessimism: their effects on learning
12. Spirituality and spiritual intelligence
13. Activities to develop Emotional Intelligence
14. Activities to support changes in behaviour patterns and clear communication
15. Activities to develop intrinsic motivation
16. Activities to develop a sense of identity

References

Acknowledgements