Emotional intelligence is a, relatively, new concept that has gained a lot of popularity and notoriety in recent years.  While one’s intelligence is referred to as IQ, emotional intelligence is thought of as EQ. That’s great but what is emotional intelligence? Emotional intelligence is closely related to empathy.  To be able to empathize with people [...]

How Competition can Have Negative Effects on Children Competition is everywhere in the world.  While it may be almost a natural part of society today, some of the negative effects of competition on children are overlooked. In most competitive events there are more of those that do not win than those who do.  Winning can [...]