Young People Need EQ Coaching

Anyone who interacts with children and teens knows that they can struggle with their emotions. They may overreact to simple things, maybe not care enough about others. They may be hard to communicate with because they are withdrawn or aggressively opinionated. But whatever a young person struggles with, it’s pretty obvious that they all could use a little help understanding and regulating their emotions.

Some skills are being taught today in an increasing number of schools. Sayings that promote skills like tolerance of differences, inclusion, and patience with others decorate school hallways all over the country. There are educators really trying hard to help young people at least get along. However, many of the same problems that have always been there for young people, like bullying, stereotyping, criticising, excluding, and more continue in force today. Especially given social media and its ability to reach many people quickly, young people are having to deal with complicated emotional challenges nearly every day.

That’s why it’s important to do more for young people than what’s being done in school. We all need a better handle on how to understand and productively use our emotions. Over or under-reacting to events or people doesn’t help, and anxiety and depression can be crushing. So, it makes sense that starting children and teens on a path to learning things like grit, self-control, evenness, contentment, and drive, as well as good listening and communication skills will go a long way to helping them successfully navigate their growing up years and their adulthood.

Emotional Intelligence Coaching has, until recently, been viewed as a privilege of C-suite management, only for those in power and with cash. And though it is very true that people in power should have a great understanding of their own and other’s emotions and a good handle on the associated skills, this kind of learning and success should not be limited to anyone or by anything. In our current society, with all its distractions, complications, and choices, young people especially should have access to great coaching. They should have every opportunity to learn the skills that are at least equally as important as IQ and talent for the potential of their success.