Emotional Intelligence For youngsters
Elke Keersmaekers How to strengthen the emotional intelligence of young people Demand for life skills in upbringing and educating is increasing With concrete exercises and instantly applicable tips To make it in life, you need more than just good language skills, mathematical insights and technical skills. Soft skills, such as dealing well with your emotions, being hopeful and optimistic in life and communicating emphatically are just as important. Schools focus too little on these life skills, so Elke Keersmaekers decided to introduce the elective ‘Emotional Intelligence’. And successfully so, as every semester the course is completely full.
155 x 240 | 240 pages | 48,000 words paperback | all rights available
In this book she summarizes the different building blocks of emotional intelligence and combines them with practical tips and exercises. That way, you and your teenager can get to work to strengthen his or her resilience.
Elke Keersmaekers is both a lecturer at the Thomas More University and a secondary school teacher. She received national media coverage when she introduced the elective ‘Emotional Intelligence’ at her school. Kasteelstraat 97 | b-8700 Tielt | Belgium | t +32-51424211 | www.lannoopublishers.com contact liesbeth.debruyne@lannoo.be, gunther.spriet@lannoo.be or wouter.roose@lannoo.be
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