Michele Borba, Ed.D. Michele Borba, Ed.D.
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6 Ways to Nurture Kids’ Empathy and Boost Emotional IQ

by Michele Borba | May 29, 2016 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions, UnSelfie

Of course we want our kids to be compassionate and sensitive to other people’s feelings. The problem is that many kids’ “empathy potential” is greatly handicapped because they don’t have the ability to identify and express emotions. They have...

Discipline That Teaches Kids to Care

by Michele Borba | Jan 31, 2014 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Discipline & Behavior, Parenting

Barbara watched her son, Aaron, and his neighbor friend, Brent, play basketball. Just then the phone rang. Aaron ran to answer it and was back within seconds telling Brent, “Hey, Jack just called. He wants me to come over and roller blade with him. You have to go home...

Empathy Crisis: Why Children Are Crueler

by Michele Borba | May 2, 2010 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness

EMPATHY: Identifying with and feeling other people’s concerns. Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Abraham from Pontiac, Michigan, told his friend that he was going to shoot somebody. He allegedly stole a gun and practiced his aim on stationary targets. Then he walked to a...

Raising Do-Gooders: Getting Kids To Do Service Projects

by Michele Borba | Dec 18, 2009 | Character and Moral Intelligence, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions

The first time I realized the power of involving kids in social justice projects was when one of my sons was just four. The two of us had gone to see the movie The Bear, and because it was rated as family oriented, I wasn’t prepared for the scene in which a bear is...

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