We believe in building EQ at an early age.
It’s never too early to start building emotional intelligence. ParentingEQ’s 6 box Mini series is designed to introduce the foundational concepts of emotional intelligence in a fun and exciting way. Through social emotional learning activities, Mini’s tools and concepts are intended to address skills that will last a lifetime.
How It Works
We offer two lines: ParentingEQ mini (ages 4-7) and ParentingEQ junior (ages 8-11). Both lines include 6 boxes. Choose the topic that is right for your family or purchase all 6 to build a foundation of EQ.
It’s time to discover fun and engaging activities that will benefit the whole family.
What Is Included In Every Box
Each box contains 4-5 themed activities focused on the main concepts of EQ (self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, motivation, and social skills). Topics such as impulse control, growth mindset, friendship, calming strategies, resiliency, etc. will be covered through social emotional learning activities such as:
Engaging books
Family games
Activities to reinforce the concepts
Tools to develop internal and external coping strategies for managing emotions
Testimonials
“I enjoyed how the social emotional learning activities opened the conversation and taught kids to identify their feelings. It was really fun.”
“LOVED the book and the time it forced me to take to focus on so many emotions that are easily overlooked in our day-to-day activities. By the time they all pile up, I don't know where to start to unravel them and this helped.”
“The daily check in with my child and sometimes the answers surprised me. It created a new dialog daily that I really appreciated.”
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Co-founders Roni Nocon, MA, LPCC and Amy Sage, MA, MS, NCC have been school counselors for the past 15 years.
Over the course of their careers they have seen a decrease in children’s overall well-being and an increase in depression, anxiety, self-harm and negative self-worth. They found that a child’s emotional health is greatly impacted by something they have no influence over in the schools - the family environment.
This discovery sparked their research into how they can teach children the social-emotional skills that research has shown are necessary to improve the family’s overall emotional well-being. As parents first and counselors second, they developed a passion for creating positive parenting activities and tools to teach their own families emotional intelligence skills.
Once they realized that they can have a broader impact by reaching beyond the school walls, they’ve continued to brainstorm strategies and techniques to build emotional intelligence which will have a positive impact on the whole family. That is how their idea for a subscription box was born!
After years of creating classroom lessons, and countless hours of thought and research, Amy and Roni decided to structure ParentingEQ around the concepts of: read, play, practice, and tools.
In each activity kit, parents will receive tools that promote positive parenting and develop their child’s emotional intelligence through:
Reading books with children stimulates their imagination and expands their understanding of the world. It helps them develop language and listening skills, and prepares them to understand the written word. Reading helps your child’s communication and social skills develop.
Play is fun and can trigger the release of endorphins, the body's natural feel-good chemicals. Endorphins promote an overall sense of well-being, can reduce stress, and increase our creativity. Through play and positive parenting you have an opportunity to see things from their perspective, explore their environment, and build problem solving skills.
When we engage children in practice and reflection, we encourage children to go beyond merely repeating what they've done. We help them become aware of what they learned, what was interesting, how they feel about it, and what they can continue using for their own benefit. These positive parenting approaches will build skills that last a lifetime.
Each box will include “tools” to add to your family toolkit. Internal tools are those we have with us all the time such as our breath, positive thinking, pausing and counting to three, etc.. External tools are objects or activities that help us access our internal tools such as fidget toys, yoga, or meditative coloring. These tools will encourage your child to manage their feelings.