Want to help your child manage emotions, build resilience, and develop stronger relationships? It starts with YOU!
Join us for a practical, interactive workshop on how to nurture emotional intelligence (EQ) in your children—by first developing it in yourself. As parents, we are our children’s first teachers, and the way we handle emotions profoundly shapes how they learn to manage theirs.
📅 Date: May 18, 2025
Time: 12 pm (noon) - 1:30 0pm
📍 Location: Fireside Room, Centre for Peace
🎟️ Free
Free Childcare available
Key Takeaways for Parents:
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Is Learned Through You – Children develop EQ by observing and experiencing how you handle emotions.
Self-Awareness Is the First Step – To teach EQ, you must first recognize your own emotions and reactions.
Practical Tools to Foster EQ in Children – Simple, everyday strategies to help kids understand, express, and regulate emotions.
Connection Before Correction – The importance of emotional safety in discipline and teaching.
Take-Home Practices – Activities from the Six Seconds Pop-Up Festival to apply EQ-building at home.
Childcare Available!
Childcare will be provided in the Meditation Room during the workshop so parents and caregivers can participate fully.
In this workshop, you will learn:
What emotional intelligence is and why it’s crucial for your child’s success and well-being.
How children learn emotional skills by observing you.
Simple, everyday tools to help kids recognize, express, and regulate their emotions.
Why connection is more effective than correction in discipline.
Take-home activities and resources from the Six Seconds EQ Pop-Up Festival to help you practice EQ-building at home.
Who is this for?
This workshop is designed for parents, caregivers, and anyone supporting a child’s emotional development.
📌 Bonus: Attendees will receive free EQ-building activities to use with their kids!
Let’s raise a generation of emotionally intelligent, resilient, and kind-hearted children—starting with us.
Register Here
This workshop is free, but please register to help us plan accordingly.
Facilitator Bio:
Joanna Brewster, ICF PCC, EQCC, EQCF
Joanna Brewster is an emotional intelligence and leadership coach who helps individuals and organizations deepen self-awareness, communication, and connection to lead with greater clarity and purpose. Through her work, she empowers people to move beyond autopilot living, make intentional choices, and create lives aligned with their values.
Certified as an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Emotional Intelligence Coach, Assessor, and Practitioner, Joanna integrates mindfulness, positive psychology, and neuroscience-backed tools to support lasting transformation.
Beyond her work, Joanna is a mom of two with a not-so-secret obsession for books and journals. She finds her greatest peace and joy sitting by the ocean, tuning into the messages of her heart.
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