by Michele Borba | Oct 4, 2013 | Articles
MORAL IQ TIP: Look for ways for your child to do kindly deeds, not just in your home but also in your community. For example: taking extra toys to a children’s ward in a hospital, working at a soup kitchen, planting flowers at a shelter, or reading to the...
by Michele Borba | Oct 4, 2013 | Articles
The teacher read Alfred’s misbehavior report and shook her head. It was his third playground citation this week and it was always about his derogatory comments. “Alfred you can’t keep saying negative things to people,” she explained. “You’ve got to start acting more...
by Michele Borba | Oct 4, 2013 | Articles
MORAL IQ TIP: Make sure you are positive, affirming role model and surround your child with people of high character. Our most important role is raising our kids to become capable, well-adjusted human beings. Here are nine tips adapted from my book Parents Do Make a...
by Michele Borba | Oct 4, 2013 | Articles
10 Alarming Signs Reveal A Crisis of Character and Show MORAL IQ TIP: Refrain from always giving tangible rewards for your child’s efforts. Help her develop her own internal reward system in which she acknowledges herself for a job well done. Crime. Every 17 seconds...
by Michele Borba | Oct 4, 2013 | Articles
MORAL IQ TIP: To teach kids self-control, you must show kids self-control, so be a living example of self-control. Dear Dr. Borba, My son’s only seven, but he’s been coming home upset every day. He says a boy named Mark keeps teasing him. Now the rest of the kids...
by Michele Borba | Oct 4, 2013 | Articles
MORAL IQ TIP: Tune up your empathic behaviors so your child regularly sees you show concern for other people’s “hurts and needs.” Then act on your concerns to comfort others so that your child can copy your actions. Boredom and heat can increase the negative...
