Book Picks - Building Emotional Intelligence, by Linda Lantieri

This is the best book I know to help children learn inner-life practices that can strengthen and sustain them. A moving mix of compassion, skillful means, and wisdom.

Parker J. Palmer, author of The Courage to Teach

This book is an essential and important guide for anyone interested in truly supporting our children toward success in school, in their full healthy human development, and in life.

Jennifer Buffet, president and co-chair of the NoVo Foundation

Beyond success, every parent wants their child to be happy, and to have a positive experience of life. What they learn in school  is only one puzzle piece in a whole mosaic of skills and resources they need. This book provides a stepping stone for parents to guide and nurture their child on the path towards emotional strength.What's the most important piece of your child's educational experience? If you think it's math, science, or reading, you might be overlooking an essential element: the capacity known as inner resilience. In Building Emotional Intelligence, Linda Lantieri presents a breakthrough guide to help children respond to and rebound from the challenges unique to our times.For educators, counselors, parents, and caregivers, this book offers practical techniques proven to help children increase self-esteem, improve concentration and awareness, and enhance empathy and communication. Step by step, children will learn how to quiet their minds, calm their bodies, and manage their emotions more skillfully. This powerful guide is arranged according to age group and complemented by spoken-word exercises presented by bestselling author Daniel Goleman.

Linda Lantieri, MA has been in the field of education for over 40 years in a variety of capacities: classroom teacher, assistant principal, director of a middle school in East Harlem, and faculty member at Hunter College, New York City. For the last 15 years, she served as the Founding Director of The Inner Resilience Program whose mission is to cultivate the inner lives of students, teachers and schools by integrating social and emotional learning with contemplative practice. Linda has recently been appointed to the Council of Distinguished Educators of the National Commission on Social, Emotional & Academic Development and is currently Senior Advisor to Social, Emotional, and Ethical (SEE) Learning Program at the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics at Emory University. With the blessing and support of the Dalai Lama, the SEE Learning Program seeks to develop a guiding curriculum framework based on Compassion to be integrated into Kindergarten-Higher Education worldwide.

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