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A compassionate, research-backed roadmap for turning emotional meltdowns into moments of profound connection. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Raising an emotionally intelligent child.
- reassuring
- grounded
- hopeful
- reflective
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Emotional development and emotional intelligence
Peter Salovey
A rigorous yet deeply practical exploration of how we can teach children to understand and harness their own feelings.
- 02
Permission to Feel
Marc Brackett, Ph.D.
A compassionate, science-backed blueprint that transforms the heavy burden of unexpressed emotions into a structured path toward healing and success.
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Social Intelligence
Daniel Goleman · 2006
An illuminating journey into the hidden neural pathways that make us fundamentally wired for human connection.
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Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings
Laura Markham
A deep breath and a compassionate roadmap for exhausted parents desperate to turn household battlegrounds into spaces of connection.
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How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
A compassionate, practical toolkit that transforms household battlegrounds into spaces of mutual respect and understanding.
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Working with Emotional Intelligence
Daniel Goleman · 1998
A pragmatic, research-backed guide to mastering the invisible emotional currents that dictate professional success.
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Becoming attached
Robert Karen · 1990
A profound, illuminating journey into the science of human connection and the childhood roots of how we love.
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The Self-Driven Child
William Stixrud PhD and Ned Johnson
A reassuring, science-backed guide to stepping back and letting children take the wheel of their own lives.
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The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
Philippa Perry
A warm, judgment-free therapy session that helps you untangle your own childhood baggage to build healthier, more authentic connections.
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The hurried child
David Elkind · 1981
A compassionate, eye-opening plea to let kids be kids in a world that demands they grow up too fast.
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Good Inside
Becky Kennedy
A deep, reassuring breath for overwhelmed parents, offering a compassionate roadmap to connection and emotional resilience.
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Multiple intelligences
Howard E. Gardner
An intellectually expansive and deeply hopeful read that shatters the illusion of a single kind of smart.
