by Michele Borba | Jul 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Signs to watch for and three steps to take if you suspect your child is bullying Here is a recent letter I received from a parent. How would you respond? “My son’s teacher says he bullies a classmate by saying cruel things,and deliberately slamming or tripping him....
by Michele Borba | Oct 31, 2013 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Uncategorized
Trudy Ludwig’s new book, The Invisible Boy, addresses intentional and unintentional social exclusion and is a powerful resource for teachers, counselors and parents. Ask teachers to name students in each of our classes and we usually have no trouble rattling off...
by Michele Borba | May 16, 2013 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Parenting, Resilience, Thriving
ATTENTION ALL PARENTS, COUNSELORS & EDUCATORS: Full disclosure: Trudy Ludwig is one of my favorite children’s authors as well as a caring human being. All her books (including Confessions of a Former Bully, Sorry, and Trouble Talk) are plain glorious, but now...
by Michele Borba | Dec 8, 2012 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Friendship and Social Competence
Five steps to help kids learn the lost art of saying “I’m sorry.” The steps work for adults, too! Have you noticed how apologizing has become almost a lost art these days? A great number of adults–not kids–seem to have forgotten how to...
by Michele Borba | Oct 10, 2011 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Self-Confidence
REALITY CHECK: “In data from 37,000 college students, narcissistic personality traits rose just as fast as obesity from the 1980s to the present. The rise is accelerating, with scores rising faster in the 2000s than in previous decades.” – Jean Twenge, Ph.D.,...
