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 | Sep 10, 2021 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Pessimism, World Worries, Articles, COVID19, Emotional Intelligence, Stress
7 Strategies to Ease Children’s Stress in Anxious Times It’s no secret that kids today are more stressed than ever and why we must help ease children’s stress. In a world of ever-increasing uncertainty, our children are feeling anxious in ways that we...
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 11, 2021 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Gratitude, Resilience, Thriving, Thrivers, UnSelfie
Seven simple ways to boost gratitude in kids and help them learn to count their blessings 365 days a year! Let’s start with a Reality Check: Researchers are seeing a disturbing upsurge of kids who are a bit too spoiled, a bit too unappreciative, less...