Parenting And Child Development Expert Denise Daniels Develops New Groundbreaking Emotional Intelligence Brand, The Moodsters™

NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning child development and parenting expert Denise Daniels, Founder  of Jelly Jam Entertainment,  worked with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence to create a curriculum exclusively for The Moodsters, a new children's brand designed to help kids learn how to understand and manage their emotions. The Moodsters, featuring five lovable characters, each depicting a different emotion teaches simple strategies to build emotional intelligence skills. This groundbreaking property is slated to launch in late 2015 and will include apps, books, toys, digital content and more.

Based on the emotional intelligence curriculum developed for preschoolers in partnership with Marc Brackett, PhD and Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, The Moodsters (Coz, Lolly, Snorf, Razzy and Quigly) use detective skills to solve emotional mysteries.  Children learn through the adventures of the characters how to handle challenges and opportunities that they face in their everyday lives.   Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is defined as the ability to identify and manage one's own feelings and emotions, as well as in others. Decades of scientific research has shown that children with EQ skills excel in developing more positive, enriched relationships, social competence, academic success, physical and psychological health and well-being.

"With the use of engaging characters and entertaining adventure stories," noted Denise Daniels, "The Moodsters prepares children for success in the real world by giving them tools and simple strategies they can use to manage their thoughts, feelings and behavior. For parents, The Moodsters are learning tools which help teach children the fundamentals of feelings."

Jelly Jam Entertainment's Executive Vice President of Brand and Business Development, Maureen Taxter (formerly of Nickelodeon and Ludorum) commented, "The Moodsters make learning about feelings fun.  We are currently pursuing partnerships with media and licensing partners to help bring The Moodsters to preschoolers everywhere."

About Denise Daniels:

Denise Daniels is a Peabody award-winning broadcast journalist, parenting and child development expert and author who specializes in the social and emotional development of children. Her books have reached more than 15 million parents and children offering practical, simple and essential advice on how to deal with grief, loss and family transitions, as well as the everyday challenges of growing up. Denise hosted her own daily parenting show, Parents Helper, on NBC's cable network and has appeared on numerous morning and primetime TV shows including Oprah, The View and was a regular contributor on TODAY. www.denisedanielsparenting.com

About Jelly Jam Entertainment:

Jelly Jam Entertainment is an independent developer and licensor of entertainment and educational content for preschoolers.  Under the direction of Peabody award-winning child development expert, Denise Daniels, Jelly Jam Entertainment is the creator of The Moodsters, a first-of-its-kind property designed to help preschoolers develop their emotional intelligence.  For more information please visit www.themoodsters.com.

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