Developing Emotional Intelligence in Children to Reduce Distress

3 Jul 2025 · 10 min
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Lecture transcript (German) by Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes introducing emotional intelligence in children and why it matters. Covers how stress, dysregulation, excitatory neurochemicals and inflammation affect developing brains, links chronic stress to metabolic and autoimmune risks, and describes behavioral consequences (addiction, social withdrawal, anxiety, depression, dysregulation). Presents high-level strategies to build emotional intelligence (awareness, downregulation, examining triggers, goal-directed action).

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