As the director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, I recently warned that we are facing an overreaction epidemic. The response to my warning has been, perhaps predictably, extreme.

Written by guest author Michelle Ramos, Ph.D. In early childhood, parents play a critical role in helping their children develop their emotion regulation skills, that is, the skills to label, ...

Most parents want to do right by their children, but miss crucial emotional skills that could change their child’s entire life trajectory. Here’s how parents can raise “emotionally intelligent” kids.