by Michele Borba | May 25, 2022 | Anxiety, Pessimism, World Worries, Articles, Empathy and Kindness, Parenting, Resilience, Thriving
How do we talk to kids about tragedies? How do we calm their worries? And how do we help children try to make sense of the unimaginable and still find a way to cope? Those are the top questions parents and educators are asking about the latest school shooting. My...
by Michele Borba | Jan 31, 2021 | Articles, Character and Moral Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Parenting, Resilience, Thriving, Social Emotional Learning, Thrivers, UnSelfie
Raising Kids to Think We, Not Me! The gateway to learning to empathize, accepting differences and understanding another’s perspective is an emotion vocabulary. But when children can identify, name and understand different emotions, it’s time to help...
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 20, 2021 | Articles, Communication, Listening, Emotional Intelligence, Friendship and Social Competence
12 Ways to Tune Up Emotional Literacy Skills Teaching children social-emotional skills is one of the greatest gifts you can give. Few skills increase children’s confidence, social competence, empathy, resilience, and self-esteem more because kids need them in...
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...