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Thank you so much to @celadonbooks and author @marc.brackett for sharing with me Permission To Feel: Unlocking The Power Of Emotions To Help Our Kids, Ourselves, And Our Society Thrive.
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Synopsis from the publisher: Marc Brackett is a professor in Yale Universityâs Child Study Center and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. In his 25 years as an emotion scientist, he has developed a remarkably effective plan to improve the lives of children and adults â a blueprint for understanding our emotions and using them wisely so that they help, rather than hinder, our success and well-being. The core of his approach is a legacy from his childhood, from an astute uncle who gave him permission to feel. He was the first adult who managed to see Marc, listen to him, and recognize the suffering, bullying, and abuse heâd endured. And that was the beginning of Marcâs awareness that what he was going through was temporary. He wasnât alone, he wasnât stuck on a timeline, and he wasnât âwrongâ to feel scared, isolated, and angry. Now, best of all, he could do something about it. In the decades since, Marc has led large research teams and raised tens of millions of dollars to investigate the roots of emotional well-being. His prescription for healthy children (and their parents, teachers, and schools) is a system called RULER, a high-impact and fast-effect approach to understanding and mastering emotions that has already transformed the thousands of schools that have adopted it. RULER has been proven to reduce stress and burnout, improve school climate, and enhance academic achievement. This book is the culmination of Marcâs development of RULER and his way to share the strategies and skills with readers around the world. It is tested, and it works.
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As a former teacher I can see this becoming the new âitâ book. This is how we should be teaching and training teachers to not only recognize and regulate their emotions as adults but to give their students those tools as well. Even if you arenât in education everything in here easily applies to business and even parenting. The mood meter tool may take studying to easily apply. 4/5âď¸
