Emotional literacy is made up of the ability to understand your emotions the ability to listen to others and empathise with their emotions, and the ability to express emotions productively. To be emotionally literate is to be able to handle emotions without using anger and aggression.  Through using emotional literacy it allows you empowerment in a way that improves the quality of life around you. Emotional literacy improves relationships, creates loving possibilities between people, makes co-operative work possible, and facilitates the feeling of community without using anger.

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Emotional literacy is broken down into five parts:

1. Knowing your feelings

2. Having a sense of empathy

3. Learning to manage your emotions

4. Repairing emotional problems

5. Putting it all together: emotional interactivity

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Resources

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Video - What is Emotional Intelligence?

Workbook - Emotional Intelligence for age 8-10

Calm Kids Guide to Emotional Regulation