Developing Children's Emotional Intelligence - (Continuum Education) by Shahnaz Bahman (Paperback)

About the Book

This book uses the four cornerstones of emotional intelligence: self awareness, self management, relationship awareness and relationship management as the theoretical background and provides practical strategies for application in the classroom.

Book Synopsis

Today's world presents children with a wide-range of challenges that can hinder their personal and academic development. It is essential, therefore that as educators we equip children with the knowledge and skills they need to be successful not just academically but also in life.


Although there is a real pressure for schools to meet academic standards it is possible for practitioners to stimulate emotional growth through everyday classroom activities. By carefully planning a curriculum that encourages children to explore their feelings through imaginative media and make-believe play, healthy emotional growth can occur.


The authors of this timely book provide a wealth of practical tools and techniques that you can use with your children to successfully develop their emotional intelligence.

Review Quotes

"Baham and Maffini use a series of narrative examples to illustrate how important both teacher and pupil EQ can be for learning to most effectively take place. The book as a whole is very readable and an excellent resource for teachers new to the concept of emotional intelligence, and who are wishing to gain practical examples of how they could develop both their own and their pupils' emotional intelligence." Learning and Teaching Update, May 2009

About the Author

Shahnaz Bahman is an Educational Consultant and Certified Emotional Intelligence Trainer working in Bahrain. Helen Maffini is an Educational Consultant and Certified Emotional Intelligence Trainer currently based in Milan, Italy and working globally.