Mau­rice J. Elias is Pro­fes­sor Psy­chol­o­gy Depart­ment Rut­gers Uni­ver­si­ty and Direc­tor Rut­gers Social-Emo­tion­al and Char­ac­ter Devel­op­ment Lab (www​.secd​lab​.org). He has writ­ten Emo­tion­al­ly Intel­li­gent Par­ent­ing Talk­ing Trea­sure: Sto­ries to Help Build Emo­tion­al Intel­li­gence and Resilience in Young Chil­dren (www​.research​press​.com) The Joys & Oys of Par­ent­ing (Behrman House) blogs on Social-Emo­tion­al and Char­ac­ter Devel­op­ment (SECD) at www​.edu​topia​.org and lec­tures nation­al­ly and internationally.