Ten easy-to-learn strategies to help kids ease the pain of teasing and stand up for themselves.Teasing happens to lots and lots (and lots!) of kids. Every day. Sometimes that teasing can be fun, but other times it hurts. Ease the Tease helps young readers recognize what hurtful teasing sounds and feels like and provides simple but powerful ideas for dealing with teasing. How many ways can children ease the tease? Inside the book, readers will find not one . . . not two . . . but ten helpfu...

The Today show expert "tackles 101 issues ranging from sibling rivalry, lying and peer pressure to cell-phone use and TV addiction . . . Indispensable" ( Publishers Weekly).A recommended read for moms by Working Mother magazine.In this down-to-earth guide, parenting expert Michele Borba offers advice for dealing with children's difficult behavior and hot button issues including biting, temper tantrums, cheating, b...

"A wise and realistic program for instilling genuine self-esteem in children."—Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewHelp your child cultivate real, lasting confidence! In Kid Confidence, a licensed clinical psychologist and parenting expert offers practical, evidence-based parenting strategies to help kids foster satisfying relationships, develop competence, and make choices that fit who they are and want to become.

The bestselling author of UnSelfie offers 7 teachable traits that will safeguard our kids for the future.We think we have to push our kids to do more, achieve more, BE more. But we’re modeling the wrong traits—like rule-following and caution—and research shows it’s NOT working. This kind of “Striver” mindset isn’t just making kids unhappier, says Dr. Michele Borba…it’s actually the opposite of what it takes to thrive in the uncertain world ahead.

Evidence-based bullying-prevention principles, policies, and practices to reduce peer cruelty and create safe, caring learning climates.Based on a practical, six-part framework for reducing peer cruelty and increasing positive behavior support, End Peer Cruelty, Build Empathy utilizes the strongest pieces of best practices and current research for ways to stop bullying. The book includes guidelines for implementing strategies, collecting data, training sta...

What's the one trait that parents and caregivers can cultivate in their children to guarantee their future success? Internationally recognized educator, speaker, and best-selling author Dr. Michele Borba says it's empathy. In this episode of Raising Curious Learners, Dr. Borba explains to Ann and Elizabeth how kids and adults alike benefit from feeling "with" others and being open about their emotions. Their conversation leads to timely advice on how to fend off "compassion fatigue," cope ...

Hailed as “an absolute must-read” (Jean Twenge) and a book that “will change your kids’ lives” (Jack Canfield), UnSelfie by Dr. Michele Borba explains what parents and educators MUST do to combat the growing empathy crisis among children today—including a 9-step empathy-building program with tips to guide kids from birth through college, and beyond.Teens today are forty percent less empathetic than they were thirty years ago. Why is a lack of empathy—which...

The bestselling author of UnSelfie explains why the old markers of accomplishment (grades, test scores) are no longer reliable predictors of success in the 21st century -- and offers 7 teachable traits that will safeguard our kids for the future.Michele Borba has been a teacher, educational consultant, and parent for 40 years -- and she's never been more worried than she is about this current generation of kids. The high-achieving students she talks with e...

The Internet can be a scary, dangerous place especially for children. This book shows parents how to help digital kids navigate this environment.Sexting, cyberbullying, revenge porn, online predators…all of these potential threats can tempt parents to snatch the smartphone or tablet out of their children’s hands. While avoidance might eliminate the dangers, that approach also means your child misses out on technology’s many benefits and opportunities.In

"A wise and realistic program for instilling genuine self-esteem in children."—Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewHelp your child cultivate real, lasting confidence! In Kid Confidence, a licensed clinical psychologist and parenting expert offers practical, evidence-based parenting strategies to help kids foster satisfying relationships, develop competence, and make choices that fit who they are and want to become.

**The #1 New York Times bestseller. 1 million copies sold!From thought leader Dr. Brené Brown, a transformative new vision for the way we lead, love, work, parent, and educate that teaches us the power of vulnerability.***“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat an...

Preorder Mhairi's new novel COVER STORY – coming soon!An achingly funny story about how to be your own hero when life pulls the rug out from under your feet…‘This is modern and honest romantic fiction at its most accomplished’ HEAT‘McFarlane’s writing will make you laugh out loud’ SUNDAY EXPRESS‘Brilliantly funny stuff’ FABULOUS‘A delicious feast of...