by Michele Borba | Jan 18, 2021 | Articles, Bullying and Cyberbullying, Character and Moral Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, featured, Frontpage, Tolerance, UnSelfie
10 Ways to Raise A Non-Racist, Tolerant Child I was in the Portland, Oregon, airport last year and witnessed one of the most powerful lessons about teaching tolerance. About two dozen preschool children and their teachers were on an airport field trip. All were...
by Michele Borba | Jan 5, 2021 | Bullying and Cyberbullying, Character and Moral Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Social Emotional Learning, UnSelfie
How to cultivate courage for our bubble-wrapped kids so they find strength to face adversity and do the right thing. Empathy Habit #8: MORAL COURAGE Empathy is the miraculous quality that allows us to feel with others, but in order to act on those feelings kids need...
by Michele Borba | Jan 1, 2021 | Bullying and Cyberbullying, Courage and Assertiveness, Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, Thriving, Thrivers
How to teach kids to stand up to cruelty and be Upstanders In an NBC’s Dateline special: “The Perils of Parenting,” I appeared as the expert on bullying. Producers asked me to teach middle school students–when bullying peaks–specific...
by Michele Borba | Jan 1, 2021 | Bullying and Cyberbullying, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Integrity, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Thrivers, UnSelfie
Teaching Kids to Stop Peer Cruelty & Choose Kindness “Do you have any tips I can teach kids to stop peer cruelty?” a teacher asked. I smiled and I nodded. I’ve been developing ways we can teach kids to stop peer cruelty and sharing them with kids...
by Michele Borba | Dec 23, 2020 | Anger Management, Bullying and Cyberbullying, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Resilience, Thriving, Self-Control, Focusing, Thrivers
How to Help Kids Manage Anger, Calm Down and Self-Regulate Does your child have difficulty controlling his anger? Does he resort to using aggressive behaviors such as biting, hitting, spitting or fighting? Does he yell or quickly lose control? If so, you’re not...
by Michele Borba | Dec 22, 2020 | Anxiety, Pessimism, World Worries, Bullying and Cyberbullying, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Resilience, Thriving, Thrivers
Why Problem Solving Can Prevent Bullying “Let’s flip a coin to decide.” “Everybody breathe a minute, then we can take turns figuring out a way to solve this.” “Why don’t we just both think of another choice?” Researchers have always recognized the benefits of kids...
