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...
by Michele Borba | Sep 18, 2020 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Parenting, Selfish and Spoiled, UnSelfie
Science-Backed Ways to Build the 9 Habits of Empathy Did you know that teens today are 40 percent less empathetic than those 30 years ago? That is tragic news for our children and society. For starters, it hurts kids’ moral character, and leads to bullying and...
by Michele Borba | Oct 23, 2018 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Communication, Listening, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, featured
All parents make mistakes, but how fabulous it is when we actually admit them! That’s why I love this article and it’s written by one of my favorite children’s authors, Trudy Ludwig. Her newest book, Quiet Please, Owen McPhee! is just plain...
by Michele Borba | Dec 16, 2017 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Gratitude, Materialism, Parenting, Selfish and Spoiled, Social Emotional Learning
How to Tone Down $$$, Tune Up Family Memories and Nurture Children’s Empathy During the Holidays REALITY CHECK: Total spending is projected to be between $678 billion and $682 billion, up from $655.8 billion last year. Nationally, holiday spending has increased...
by Michele Borba | Dec 5, 2017 | Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Optimism, Pessimism, Negativity, Parenting, Resilience, Thriving, Self-Reliance and Agency, Whining & Back Talk
Dr. Susan Newman’s New Book Explains Why You Should Say No to Your Children…and How to Do It. A must read for the pushover tendency in all of us. You do your children a major disservice by regularly giving in to their wants, wishes, and demands. Yet, so many parents...
by Michele Borba | Oct 31, 2017 | Bullying and Cyberbullying, Character and Moral Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, UnSelfie
“You let your child sleep with you!!!?” “Why aren’t you breast-feeding??” “You’re ruining your kids Ivy-League chances if you don’t enroll him in that school!!!” “That’s a lame way to discipline!” Shaming is happening on a wide-scale level at play dates,...