Emotional Intelligence
Your child can notice what they feel and why. They use that to handle a hard moment, instead of just reacting.
In curriculum terms
Introduce Goleman's emotional intelligence model (self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skills); develop vocabulary for complex emotional states (ambivalence, ennui, schadenfreude, awe, nostalgia, cognitive dissonance); understand the evidence linking emotional intelligence to wellbeing, relationship quality, and long-term life outcomes; reflect on personal emotional growth over the secondary school years; explore the relationship between emotional literacy and mental health, and know when to seek professional support
Ages are typical, not deadlines — follow your child’s pace. How to help at home →
Try this together
Can your child describe a real situation where being aware of their own emotions — knowing what they were feeling and why — helped them handle a difficult moment better than if they had just reacted automatically?
Where this sits on the map
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Curriculum alignment
Where this fits in the official school curriculum — our best automated guess, not yet checked by a person.
This skill sits beyond Year 6 in the Australian Curriculum, so no F–6 code is matched. It also sits beyond the NSW K–6 syllabuses. It also sits beyond Level 6 in the Victorian Curriculum.