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Michele Borba Blog: A secret of self-control parents must know. Research shows it’s key to kids’ success

Posted: February 21st, 2010 by Michele Borba

New research shows that children who can pass up a marshmallow are more likely to succeed as adults. But why? Here’s the secret every teacher and parent should know…

The Famous Marshmallow Test and Implications on Our Kids’ Later Success
In 1960, Walter Mischel, a psychologist at Stanford University, conducted the now famous Marshmallow Test. Mischel challenged a [...]

Michele Borba Blog: TAKING ON BULLYING Step 2: How to Know If Bullying Is A Problem – Gathering Data

Posted: February 16th, 2010 by Michele Borba

Part 2: How to Stop Bullying Using Proven Strategies.
Let’s put an end to peer cruelty now! Here’s how….

Bullying Increasing In Industrialized Nations
Bullying among our youth is a significant problem–and it is steadily increasing. We also know that bullying is increasing in every industrialized nation: Japan, Canada, Australia, England, Finland…the list goes on. Not a [...]

Michele Borba Blog: Let’s Stop Bullying Using PROVEN Strategies-Here is Step 1. Are you with me?

Posted: February 15th, 2010 by Michele Borba

Bullying is a learned behavior that is on the rise. What’s more it is far more intense, occurs more frequently and at younger ages. U.S. National School Safety Center warns that bullying has become the “most enduring and underrated problem in American schools. One recent study prepared for the American Psychological Association showed that 80 percent of [...]