by Michele Borba | Oct 30, 2012 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Friendship and Social Competence
Parenting advice to boost our children’s civility and teach manners in a sometimes ill-mannered world REALITY CHECK: A survey conducted by US News & World Report found nine out of ten Americans felt the breakdown of common courtesy has become a serious...
by Michele Borba | Sep 13, 2012 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness
Children are hard-wired for empathy, but unless it is nurtured the trait may lie dormant. Parenting advice based on research that nurture our children’s capacity to feel for others One Experience Can Mobilize Heart Several years ago, our youngest son brought a...
by Michele Borba | Jul 7, 2012 | Character and Moral Intelligence
OUR REALITY CHECK: Moral Intelligence is what helps our children act right with or without our guidance, and the best news is that this critical and too often overlooked intelligence can be taught. Let’s make sure our children develop both strong minds and...
by Michele Borba | Jul 3, 2012 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness
REALITY CHECK: “Results-Driven Parenting” is what I call using how you choose to respond and what you choose to reinforce in your daily interactions with your children to produce real and lasting change in their social, emotional, moral, cognitive, or behavior. The...
by Michele Borba | Apr 30, 2012 | Bullying and Cyberbullying, Character and Moral Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution
Research shows that when student bystanders intervene correctly, bullying can be cut more than half the time and within 10 seconds. – Pepler Bullying is cold-blooded, intentional cruelty,and will flourish if tolerated. Forty-nine states have now passed...
by Michele Borba | Apr 22, 2012 | Character and Moral Intelligence
How a high school student is making a difference about bullying Last month I worked in Germany on United States Army and Air Force Garrisons. My role was to inservice staff, parents, child advocates, and educators in bullying prevention strategies. I also had the...