Building Emotional Intelligence – Linda Lantieri, Daniel Coleman

Description

Academic intelligence gets children into school. Emotional intelligence determines what they do when they get there — and everywhere else in life. In Building Emotional Intelligence: Practices to Cultivate Inner Resilience in Children, award-winning educator Linda Lantieri delivers the most comprehensive, most practical, and most immediately applicable guide ever produced for parents, teachers, and caregivers who want to give children the inner tools they need to thrive in a complex, demanding, and often overwhelming world.

With an introduction and audio practices narrated by Daniel Goleman — the Harvard-trained psychologist whose landmark book Emotional Intelligence changed how the world understood human capability — this is not just a book. It is a complete emotional resilience programme for children, delivered in a format that any parent or educator can use starting today.

What This Book Is: A Nautilus Book Award Winner, Building Emotional Intelligence bridges the gap between the research on emotional development and the practical reality of raising and teaching children in the 21st century. It provides structured, age-appropriate, research-tested practices that any caring adult can implement — at home, in the classroom, or in any environment where children spend significant time.

What This Book Covers:

Understanding Emotional Intelligence in Children:

• What emotional intelligence actually is — and why it predicts academic success, social health, and life outcomes more accurately than IQ alone
• The five core components of emotional intelligence — self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills — and how each develops in children
• Why the brain’s emotional systems develop before its rational systems — and what that means for how we support children through big feelings
• How trauma, stress, and adverse childhood experiences affect emotional development — and how the practices in this book can help
• Why building emotional intelligence in children is not just about their wellbeing — it is about equipping them for everything life will demand of them

The Core Practices — Age by Age:

For Younger Children (Ages 4–7):

• Simple breathing and body-awareness exercises that help young children calm themselves when overwhelmed
• Mindfulness practices designed specifically for the young child’s attention span and learning style
• Stories, visualisations, and movement-based activities that build emotional vocabulary and self-awareness
• How to help young children name their feelings — the foundational skill of emotional intelligence
• Simple daily rituals that build security, connection, and emotional safety

For Older Children (Ages 8–12):

• More complex self-regulation techniques — including breath work, body scanning, and focused attention practices
• How to help pre-adolescent children navigate peer pressure, academic stress, and social complexity
• Practices that build empathy and perspective-taking — essential for healthy friendships and community belonging
• How to teach children to manage anger, anxiety, and disappointment without suppressing or acting out
• Building the inner voice of self-compassion that sustains children through failure and setback

For Adolescents (Ages 12–18):

• Practices adapted for the turbulent emotional landscape of adolescence
• How to support teenagers in developing emotional self-awareness without triggering resistance
• Building resilience in the face of peer pressure, identity questioning, and intense social stress
• How mindfulness and emotional regulation practices protect adolescents from anxiety, depression, and risky behaviour
• The specific role of emotional intelligence in academic performance during examination years

The Daniel Goleman Connection:

• Goleman’s introduction frames the entire book within the broader context of the emotional intelligence research — providing the scientific foundation that makes Lantieri’s practices not just useful but essential
• His narration of the audio practices provides accessible guided exercises that parents and educators can use directly with children
• The integration of Goleman’s research with Lantieri’s practical expertise creates a resource that is both academically credible and immediately actionable

For Parents:

• How to model emotional intelligence for your children — because the most powerful emotional education comes from what children observe, not what they are told
• How to create a home environment that is emotionally safe, emotionally literate, and emotionally rich
• How to have the difficult conversations — about fear, grief, anger, and disappointment — that build your child’s emotional vocabulary and resilience
• How to support your child through the specific emotional challenges of each developmental stage

For Teachers and Educators:

• How to integrate emotional intelligence practices into the classroom without disrupting curriculum delivery
• The research evidence connecting emotional regulation, attention, and academic performance
• How to create a classroom culture of emotional safety that enables all children to learn optimally
• Specific practices for managing classroom emotional dynamics — and supporting the emotionally dysregulated child

Who This Book Is For:

• Parents of children at any age who want to raise emotionally intelligent, resilient human beings
• Teachers, school counsellors, and early childhood educators wanting to build emotional skills alongside academic ones
• Child psychologists, social workers, and family therapists looking for a comprehensive parent-resource to recommend
• New and expectant parents — including those preparing for the arrival of their first child — who want to build emotional intelligence from the very beginning
• Grandparents and guardians involved in raising the next generation
• Every reader of The Yes Brain (Siegel & Bryson) ready for the practical companion guide to the neuroscience they have already absorbed

Why Kenyan Parents and Teachers Are Buying This Book: Kenya’s education system is among the most academically demanding in the world — but the emotional development of children has historically been underserved by both schools and many family cultures. As Kenya navigates rising rates of adolescent mental health challenges, school dropout, peer violence, and youth disengagement, the research is unambiguous: emotional intelligence is not a luxury but a necessity. Building Emotional Intelligence gives every Kenyan parent and educator the practical tools to address that need — at home, in the classroom, and in every space where children grow.

At Ksh 100, investing in your child’s emotional intelligence has never been more accessible.

Book Details:

• 📖 Author: Linda Lantieri
• 📖 Introduction & Audio Practices: Daniel Goleman
• 📄 Format: PDF eBook (instant download via WhatsApp or email)
• 🏆 Nautilus Book Award Winner
• 💰 Price: Ksh 100 only
• 🚀 Delivery: Instant after M-Pesa payment confirmation

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