A simple way to boost your child's EQ that parents should know.

Professor Kai-Fu Lee once said, "In any field, EQ is twice as important as IQ." A child with a high IQ is not guaranteed success, but a child with a high EQ will certainly achieve extraordinary things.

However, in raising children, many parents often focus more on academic results and pay less attention to cultivating EQ - emotional intelligence.

In fact, research has shown that EQ can be a powerful predictor of a person's future success in relationships, health, and quality of life.

Professor Daniel Goleman of Harvard University considers EQ to be the key to a person's success in life and work.

A 2017 study showed that children with high EQ achieve better grades, participate more in school activities, and make healthier choices in life.

As they mature, people with high EQ also tend to have better mental health and more positive feelings about their work.

Therefore, enhancing a child's emotional intelligence (EQ) is very important.

According to a study conducted by Gyeongin University in Incheon on 361 middle school students (grades 5-6) in Incheon, South Korea, those who owned pets showed better emotional intelligence in all its forms.

Specifically, on a 5-point scale, students who owned pets scored an average of 4.2 points, while the rest of the group scored only 3.96 points.

In terms of understanding other people's emotions, the pet-owning group scored 4.11 points, while the other group scored 3.78. In terms of applying emotions, the pet-owning group scored 4.13 points, while the other group scored 3.97...

Children who own pets tend to have better emotional intelligence in all its forms. (Illustrative image)

When analyzing the reasons for this difference, researchers found that when children own pets, they have more opportunities to observe the animal's reactions and often have to consider their own feelings as well as those of their pet.

In addition, girls who own pets also have a better understanding of other people's emotions than boys, and their emotional interactions are also more developed.

In the US, a study by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine also showed that growing up with pets reduces a person's risk of developing schizophrenia.

People who own dogs before the age of 13 have a 24% lower risk of developing schizophrenia. Those who have been exposed to dogs from birth have a 55% lower risk.

In addition, letting children have pets has many other benefits such as:

Reduce loneliness

Pets often serve as close companions. They would never do anything to hurt your child's feelings.

Therefore, having a pet can also alleviate loneliness, especially for children who have difficulty making friends or who don't have many children in their neighborhood.

Pets not only provide companionship and friendship, but they can also become confidantes for children who feel like they have no one else to talk to.

In fact, it's especially common for young children to talk through a speakerphone or share secrets with pets.

Having a pet makes them feel like they always have someone they can talk to.

Cultivating empathy and compassion.

Essentially, pets depend on humans for care. They cannot cook their own food or refill their own water bowls.

They even rely on others for exercise and recreation. Because of their dependence on others to care for them, this often evokes empathy and compassion in children.

Children learn to look beyond themselves and consider what it feels like to put themselves in someone else's shoes, even if that person is a pet.

Dr. Moore said: Parents can view pet ownership as a way to teach children about the importance of respecting different forms of life.

Getting children to stop and think about a different form of life is the first step in building empathy and compassion, and pets are a great way to impart emotional intelligence.

Parents can view owning a pet as a way to teach children about the importance of respecting different forms of life. (Illustrative image)

Provide unconditional love and acceptance.

When a child grows up alongside a pet, they are not afraid of being judged or rejected. Children know that their pet loves them no matter what.

"Dogs are called man's best friend for a reason," said Kevin Doyle, a pediatrician at Muskingum Valley Medical Center.

"Pets offer a great opportunity for companionship and comfort, and allow children to break free from parental dependence and find their own freedom. Animals provide a different level of comfort and acceptance for them."

Teaching about responsibility

Having a pet helps children develop a sense of responsibility and learn to care for others at an early age. Pets need constant attention and supervision.

They depend on their owners for everything from food to entertainment. Children who enjoy having pets often learn empathy and compassion.

Learning to take responsibility for another living being will help children take better care of themselves.

The important thing is that owning a pet helps children learn to care for animals, gradually developing a sense of responsibility towards them.

If they are very young, children can help their parents fill the pet's food or water bowl. As they get older, they can do more tasks.

Building self-confidence and trust

When children succeed in caring for a pet, they feel useful. Their self-esteem increases, and they become more confident.

Your child will feel proud of their achievement. Caring for a pet can also help them build a sense of independence and self-reliance, especially when your child is old enough to handle those additional responsibilities on their own.

Additionally, the bond a child develops with their pet throughout their life helps them see themselves in a positive light and may even give them a sense of purpose.

Ultimately, bonding with pets builds self-confidence and helps hone their social and emotional skills.

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