More aboutThe interview

In this interview, best selling author Michele Borba discusses the following:

What makes a child a THRIVER? What are the character strengths that set thrivers apart?
You're really worried about this generation of kids. Why is that, and what can we do about it?
What do resilience and empathy have to do with kids who thrive?
What about kids' natural temperament? How does that play into whether they thrive -- and what can we do about it?
What are common child-rearing mistakes parents make that reduce kids’ thriving potential?
How do we move away from external reward systems and help kids feel an internal locus of control / intrinsic motivation?
What are some specific and actionable things parents can do now to help their kids thrive?

More aboutMichele Borba

Michele Borba, Ed.D. is an internationally renowned educator, award-winning author, and parenting, child and bullying expert recognized for her solution-based strategies to strengthen children’s empathy, character, and reduce bullying. She is an NBC contributor who has appeared over 150 times on the TODAY show and featured on countless shows including: Dr. Phil, Dateline, The View and CNN. Her 24 books have been translated in 20 languages including End Peer Cruelty, Build Empathy, Building Moral Intelligence, UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World. her latest (March 2021) is Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine. She offers realistic, research-based advice culled from a career of working with over one million parents and educators worldwide. Follow her on Twitter @micheleborba and Instagram @drmicheleborba

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