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Summary: This book has already helped us
Review: I read this book because I thought my 5 year old son could benefit from a little more emotional intelligence. Lawrence Shapiro gives the reader many practical, specific things they can incorporate into their family's lives to achieve more emotional intelligence. Could your child be kinder? Start a kindness book where every family member records something they did kind that day, this keeps the focus on being kind. Is time management a problem? Get your kids to bed on time every night, no slipping a few minutes and giving them the idea that deadlines don't matter. These are a couple of the many nuggets offered in this book. Shapiro is a big fan of computers and the internet as tools to develop emotional intelligence, with many quality software titles listed in his book. He does not appear to be a fan of Dr. Spock, believing that the children coming of age in the 60's were raised by parents who believed in Dr. Spock. If you agree with him, you'll love this book, if you don't agree, skip over the editorial comments and benefit from the practical advice he shares.
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Summary: A Book That Anyone with Planned or Present Child Should Read
Review: This book is about teaching children emotions through activities, games, changing thinking strategies, problem solving, etc.I am VERY impressed and I don't even have a child yet! If you are interested in reading a book that could potentially help your child (and you) develop into an even more emotionally stable human being, with the skills to problem solve, deal with the big bad world and excel in education in and out of school, pick this book up. Don't overlook it saying something like, "how dare he say that I can't teach my child how to be emotionally stable! Who does he think he is??". This book is DAMN GOOD. I don't say that about a lot of books. For example, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" is also DAMN GOOD but it is hell to read. It took me almost a year because I quit after a few chapters as I kept falling asleep. High EQ, however, is so easy and actually fun to read that you will find yourself whipping through it in no time, taking endless notes and rushing off to your children's rooms to put into effect immediately what you have just learned. Don't despair when you next see your child doing something unusual. With this book in your toolbox you and your child will be ready to take on the world by storm.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This book provided little new or insightful information on the subject. There is very little research provided, and many of the exercises I found to be forced. There is nothing here that any well-read parent with common sense can't naturally figure out on their own. I got the sense that the author was cashing in on Daniel Goldman's seminal work on Emotional Intelligence.
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