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 | Sep 6, 2021 | Anxiety, Pessimism, World Worries, COVID19, Optimism, Optimism, Pessimism, Negativity, Resilience, Thriving, Self-Confidence, Thrivers
Parenting tips to help kids be more optimistic especially in uncertain, anxious times. “I’m not studying. The whole world is falling apart.” “Why should I wear a mask? I’m just going to get that virus thing.” “I don’t want to go back...
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 16, 2021 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Pessimism, World Worries, Articles, Communication, Listening, COVID19, Depression and Suicide, Optimism, Pessimism, Negativity, Parenting, Perseverance, Gives Up, Fears Failures, Resilience, Thriving, Thrivers, Uncategorized
How to Talk to Kids About Tragedy and Calm Their Worries How do we talk to kids about a tragedy so they understand the event and feel that they will thrive? Whether it’s the Capitol Insurrection, a shooting, a bombing, or natural disaster, all of us are trying...
by Michele Borba | Dec 20, 2020 | COVID19, Depression and Suicide, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, featured, Frontpage, Optimism, Pessimism, Negativity, Parenting, Resilience, Thriving, Self-Control, Focusing, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
New study finds that young children can be depressed and why we must know the signs Producers from the TV show, THE DOCTORS, asked me to share the signs of depression in young children and what parents should do if they suspect their child is depressed. Here is my...
by Michele Borba | Feb 11, 2019 | COVID19, Frontpage, Parenting, Resilience, Thriving, Self-Reliance and Agency, Uncategorized
The COVID-19 Pandemic will always have a permanent place in our memories for the way it altered our lives. There’s little doubt that most parents and teachers would also add that COVID also changed the way we schooled our children. Distance learning separated...
