Parents nurture emotional intelligence through what Dr. Gottman
calls Emotion Coaching (vs. emotion dismissing or emotion disapproving).
This is
called emotion coaching and the research demonstrates that understanding your own emotions and what to do with them as well as being able to read and empathize with the feelings of others is essential for success in life.
There is a technique
called emotion coaching that allows parents to help their children cope with challenges, opens up communication and restores the parenting relationship.
Not exact matches
Researchers
call this «
emotion coaching,» and it's associated with better child outcomes.
This parenting style, which Gottman
calls «
emotion coaching,» may also be a protective factor against the destructive consequences of marital conflict and divorce.
Researchers
call this «
emotion coaching,» and it's associated with better child outcomes.
Be mindful of this time in your own family structure, and engage in what Gottman
calls «
emotion coaching» to help adolescent children understand their
emotions and to show that you're there for them.
In P.E.T., parents are taught the skill not only of
emotion coaching (which Dr Gordon
called «active listening»), but also assertiveness, how to deal with resistance, and problem solving.
Dr. Gottman
calls this being an «
Emotion Coach.»
Gottman
calls these five elements «
Emotion Coaching.»
We
call parents who get involved with their children's feelings «
Emotion Coaches.»
Rather than giving up on the couple and sending them off to litigate in court, the attorney mediator may
call in either one or two co-mediating mental health professionals to serve as «Divorce
Coaches» to help the couple communicate, and to teach them to regulate their
emotions sufficiently to be able to proceed effectively.