Today, Marc Brackett is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. But he remembers what it was like to be a kid who struggled with his emotions. “I would sometimes just sit ...

Teachers of K-12’s youngest learners find themselves at a crossroads. With reading and math proficiency scores at record or near-record low levels, many state and district officials are pushing for ...

We all experience big, difficult emotions from time to time. Instead of managing difficult feelings like anger, sadness or anxiety, some of us try to push those emotions down. Others let those ...

Feeling strong emotions is healthy. Learning how to regulate emotions and respond with appropriate behavior is essential to a person’s well-being. Lacking emotional self-regulation can perpetuate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lucy Paulise is executive coach and author of Timebox, based in Texas. Emotional regulation is an executive function, the brain’s ...

We all know sleep is important, but many parents may not be aware of the detrimental effects sleep loss can have on the emotional well-being of children. New behavioral methods in pediatric and ...

Emotions are the drivers for human action. They shape your experience as a human being. They can take you to the heights of pleasure and to the depths of despair. Life without emotion is ...

Parenting can be hard and can feel especially overwhelming when children have strong emotions, such as anger, frustration or excitement, that they are not always able to regulate on their own.

Below, Marc Brackett shares five key insights from his new book, Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want. Emotion regulation is one of the most important skills for both ...

People who remain calm during emergencies are often described as naturally unshakable, but psychology suggests their composure usually reflects emotion regulation rather than emotional absence. A ...