Teaching Emotional Intelligence

https://www.fatherly.com/how-to-teach-child-emotional-intelligence-1510197286.html

Instead of saying "you're so cute"

Instead of " u r so cute!!"

I love being ur dad/grandpa
You make me smile/happy
I love u
I love playing/talking with u
I love listening to u sing/talk
You did it
You worked hard to fit the puzzle piece in
That's a new idea, tell me more about it