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8 Tips to Help Kids Develop Caring Mindsets

8 Tips to Help Kids Develop Caring Mindsets

by Michele Borba | Dec 4, 2020 | Articles, Character and Moral Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, UnSelfie

Raising Kids To Think WE, Not ME! 93 percent of adults feel we are failing to instill values in children. What’s more, “being kind and caring” isn’t even high on our kids’ priority lists! Two-thirds of adolescents ranked their own personal happiness as more important...

Do you know the signs of Autism?

by Michele Borba | Sep 23, 2019 | Articles, Frontpage, Parenting, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions

Do you know the signs of autism? Did you know that one in every 91 children in the United States has been diagnosed with autism?  REALITY CHECK: A new study estimates that one in every 91 children in the U.S. ages 3 to 17 has an autism spectrum disorder. That report...

Character Education: 5 Steps to Teach A Character Virtue

by Michele Borba | Dec 1, 2016 | Articles, Character and Moral Intelligence

REALITY CHECK: Sixty percent of adults believe that young people’s failure to learn moral values is a serious national problem. Over the past two decades, there’s been a decline in children’s moral character, and 72 percent of Americans say moral values are “getting...

6 Reasons to Halt the Kid “Trophy Epidemic”

by Michele Borba | Nov 30, 2016 | Articles, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Parenting, Resilience, Thriving, Self-Confidence, Selfish and Spoiled, UnSelfie

Just pretend:  The sports season just ended and you and the other parents are bursting with pride watching each child receive a participation trophy with their teammates. Of course, we hate to see our children disappointed, so when we notice every kid holding a golden...

Talking to Kids About Tragedies

by Michele Borba | Jun 13, 2016 | Articles, Character and Moral Intelligence, Depression and Suicide, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Parenting

“Dear Dr. Borba: My eight-year old is so upset by the terrorist attack in Orlando. He saw the television news. Now he’s afraid to let me out of his sight and cried when his daddy left for work. I don’t know what to tell him or do to make him feel safe. Do you...

Why Kids Need More Empathy – My Answer to TIME

by Michele Borba | May 31, 2016 | Articles, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Parenting, TODAY Show Appearance, UnSelfie

I admit it, I’m greatly concerned about our kids’ emotional and moral health. I’m flying tonight to San Francisco to keynote the American College Health Association about the college mental health crisis. And it is a crisis: one third of all college...
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