by Michele Borba | Feb 1, 2021 | Articles, Goal-setting and Inner Motivation, Parenting, Perseverance, Gives Up, Fears Failures, Resilience, Thriving, School Success and Learning, Self-Reliance and Agency, Stress, Thrivers
Parenting tips for kids who procrastinate, cut corners or take the easy way. Sound like your kid? “I quit – this is too hard.” “Why don’t YOU do it?” Is his backpack a disaster, homework always a battle and everything seems to be put off until the last nano-second...
by Michele Borba | Jan 20, 2021 | Anxiety, Pessimism, World Worries, Articles, Confidence and Assertivness, Courage and Assertiveness, COVID19, Depression and Suicide, Resilience, Thriving, Self-Confidence, Self-Control, Focusing, Self-Reliance and Agency, Social Emotional Learning, Stress, Thrivers
10 Ways to Help Reduce Childhood Anxiety and Curb Fear Capitol insurrection. bombings, terrorist alerts, hurricanes, school shootings, and Pandemics have boosted all our jitters lately, but don’t forget our children. I’ve received dozens of parent emails...
by Michele Borba | Jan 19, 2021 | Articles, Character and Moral Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Gratitude, Integrity, Parenting, Self-Confidence, Self-Reliance and Agency, Thrivers, Tolerance, UnSelfie
Raising Kids Who Want to Make a Difference in their World The key to raising a Changemaker is making sure that the project is meaningful for the child and driven by heart, and not chosen to look good on a future resume or college application. The first time I...
by Michele Borba | Feb 11, 2019 | COVID19, Frontpage, Parenting, Resilience, Thriving, Self-Reliance and Agency, Uncategorized
The COVID-19 Pandemic will always have a permanent place in our memories for the way it altered our lives. There’s little doubt that most parents and teachers would also add that COVID also changed the way we schooled our children. Distance learning separated...
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 | Feb 20, 2016 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Parenting, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Self-Reliance and Agency
In my last post (3 Skills That Teach Resourcefulness) I described three skills (brainstorming, self-reliance, and decision making) that help kids become resourceful and resilient. Here are three more essential and teachable skills (how to negotiate resist peer...
