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  • Child Development,  Emotional Intelligence

    Emotional Intelligence: Teaching children about Empathy

    After exploring motivation in the last post and how it helps children develop an internal drive to learn, connect, and grow, we now turn to another essential piece of the emotional intelligence puzzle: empathy.

    By -Teacher Behind The Crayons June 23, 2025
  • Child Development,  Emotional Intelligence

    Emotional Intelligence: Teaching Children About Self-Regulation

    n the last post, we explored self-awareness—how children begin to recognize their own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Now, we’re digging into the next step: self-regulation. Because once children start to understand what they’re feeling, the big question becomes… what do…

    By -Teacher Behind The Crayons June 23, 2025
  • Child Development,  Emotional Intelligence

    Emotional Intelligence: Teaching children about Self- Awareness

    In my previous post on emotional intelligence, I talked about the importance of emotional awareness and shared some practical ways to help children explore and understand their feelings. In this post, we’re going to take a closer look at another…

    By -Teacher Behind The Crayons June 20, 2025
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    The Teacher Behind The Crayons

    Hello, and welcome to Behind the Crayons — where the glue is always missing, someone is always crying (sometimes it’s me), and the glitter has taken over my life. I’m a preschool teacher. My real name is top-secret, but you…

    By -Teacher Behind The Crayons June 18, 2025
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