by Michele Borba | Jan 13, 2021 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Pessimism, World Worries, Articles, Emotional Intelligence, Friendship and Social Competence, Optimism, Pessimism, Negativity, Parenting, Resilience, Thriving, Self-Confidence, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions, Thrivers
Kid Negativity Cures to Boost Optimism Children with poor self-beliefs often have bombarded themselves for so long with a steady stream of derogatory messages. Their potential for success is greatly limited, because they don’t believe in their capabilities. Self-talk...
by Michele Borba | Jan 11, 2021 | Articles, Character and Moral Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Self-Control, Focusing, Social Emotional Learning, Thrivers, UnSelfie
How Movies Can Nurture 9 Crucial Habits that Boost Empathy and Help Kids Thrive Films can stir our emotions, spark our curiosity, creating lasting memories, and become portals to other worlds. In some cases, a movie can whip our conscience, shift our perspective, or...
by Michele Borba | Jan 3, 2021 | Articles, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Thrivers, UnSelfie
5 Ways to Raise Kind-Hearted Kids How do we raise a kind-hearted child? Kind-heartedness and empathy are traits that can be cultivated. But it was my son and his friends who helped me recognize that the best way to nurture kind-heartedness are always real, meaningful,...
by Michele Borba | Dec 20, 2020 | Articles, Confidence and Assertivness, Empathy and Kindness, Resilience, Thriving
Science-backed ways to use praise to boost confidence “How do children construct views of themselves and their place in the world? Children’s social relationships turn out to be critical. For example, children develop higher self-esteem when their parents...
by Michele Borba | Dec 7, 2020 | Articles, Bullying and Cyberbullying, Collaboration, Emotional Intelligence, Friendship and Social Competence, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Self-Confidence, Self-Control, Focusing, UnSelfie
25 Ways to Help Kids Make and Keep Friends to Thrive Everyone needs friends –– but especially kids. Of course, the prime reason a kid says friends are important is for fun and companionship. But the latest research tells us friendships are far more significant in our...
by Michele Borba | Dec 5, 2020 | Articles, Character and Moral Intelligence, Goal-setting and Inner Motivation, Late Breaking News, Perseverance, Gives Up, Fears Failures
Why Perseverance Predicts Children’s Success Did you know that more top CEOs in United States graduated from a state college than an Ivy League University such as Harvard, Yale, or Princeton? Shocked? Research is showing there’s a far more important...
