Episode 027 - Parenting with Emotional Intelligence and an Investment Mindset

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re continuing our series about smart parenting with an investment mindset. This week we are talking about keeping a mind to the future. We all want a future that’s best for our kids and the whole point of invested parenting is hopefully instilling the lessons they need to make good decisions for their own future. What can we do to help them make those decisions well?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Emotional Intelligence</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leaving high school and moving into adulthood is terrifying and exciting all at the same time. Up until then, there has always been a safety net in every decision that they made, then suddenly they’re expected to make adult decisions with real consequences. How can we prepare them for this?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It takes emotional intelligence as parents to allow them to explore their options without undue judgement.  Steve and his son Chase explored the idea of building cars together until Chase decided that maybe he wasn’t driven enough for the work involved. It was important to Steve to let Chase steer his own interest and ride shotgun where he could let Chase make that decision for himself.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The relationships with your kids are extremely important. Keep an open dialogue with them, don’t chastise them too hard for certain things, and let that relationship be organic. Find the common place where you can be friend and parent and not one over the other.” – Steve</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Investment Mindset</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When our kids do strike out on their own, there are still things we can do as parents to help support them in whatever path they take. We’ve spoken before about using