Raising Emotionally Intelligent Humans
May 26, 2020
RAISING EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT HUMANS WITH ALYSSA BLASK CAMPBELL
Have you ever worried that your parenting style may be out-dated? Like you’ve adapted the same style as YOUR parents -- yet you know that with time comes change and perhaps there may be a better way to raise your child than how you were raised?
If so, you’re in the right place!
Today, you’ll hear from a small town Vermonter who is helping parents, teachers and caregivers raise emotionally intelligent humans. Alyssa Blask Campbell. She has a masters degree in Early Childhood. She is a leading expert in emotional development speaking to people around the world. She hosts the podcast called Voices of Your Village and is also the CEO of Seed & Sew.
Alyssa is deeply passionate about building emotional intelligence in children, stating, “It’s never too early or too late to start.” Her “show up as you are” approach welcomes people into her village to get support at all ages and stages, shame free.
I am so psyched to dig into this topic with Alyssa. I literally could spend hours on her Instagram page soaking in all the information she shares. One thing I noticed was that many topics she draws awareness to are the exact things I find myself struggling with. It just made sense for me to ask her on the podcast so that I could pick her brain for me AND for YOU.
Here are some questions that I was able to chat with Alyssa about.
- Can you give us a glimpse into who you are and how you became invested in helping parents raise emotionally intelligent kids?
- What does it mean to raise "emotionally intelligent humans"?
- What is the difference between empty boundary setting and appropriate boundary setting?
- Do you have a simple way for parents to shift from empty boundaries to using appropriate boundary setting? It seems we are so engrained to default to empty that sometimes it's just so natural to spew it out. How can a parent shift that default to think differently?
- What is your take on the punishment/reward system?
- If there is a listener who has push-back and thinks this won't work for their kids, what would you tell "her"?
- I love to give listeners one actionable step that they can tune in and take and implement right away. If there was ONE thing someone could do today, what would you encourage them to do that will make a difference in how they parent their kid(s)?
- How do you define success?
- Where can people find you if they'd like more from you?
Additional Resource mentioned in this episode:
Checking out the guide below to help you learn ways to stop yelling at your kiddo: Emotion Coaching Guide