by Michele Borba | Dec 5, 2013 | Communication, Listening, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness
I’ve just come from keynoting a conference on how to stop school shootings and bullying. The audience was packed: educators, mental health professionals, law enforcement, parents as well as elected officials who represented 23 school districts in Southern...
by Michele Borba | Oct 13, 2013 | Emotional Intelligence, Friendship and Social Competence, Self-Confidence, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Research-based steps to boost children’s social-emotional learning and help them acquire crucial friendship-making skills to fit in, be less-likely to be excluded and bullied, and more content with life! Let’s face it, some kids just seem to make friends...
by Michele Borba | Mar 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Are you a praise-aholic parent? Beware, new research shows the wrong praise cab decrease kid self-esteem, motivation, effort, and achievement. How to use praise the “right way.” “Atta girl!” “Super, sweetie!” “Good...