Dr. Michele Borba, the author of the newly released book, Thrivers, joins us this week to discuss how parents can change the trajectory of their child's academic success by identifying strategies within 7 characteristics she discusses.
These characteristics include:
While it is difficult to achieve all of these, Dr. Borba shares that ensuring that our children have some of these characteristics will lead to a more emotionally stable, secure, and global-thinking child. And if we are successful as parents, then our children will be productive, engaged citizens of the world.
Michele Borba, Ed.D. is an internationally renowned educator, award-winning author, and parenting child expert recognized for her solution-based strategies to strengthen children’s character, resilience, and reduce peer cruelty. A sought-after motivational speaker, she has spoken in 19 countries and five continents, and served as a consultant to hundreds of schools and corporations. Clients include Sesame Street, Harvard, U.S. Air Force Academy, 18 US Army Bases in Europe and the Asian-Pacific, H.R.H. the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. and a TEDx Talk: “Empathy Is a Verb.” She offers realistic, research-based advice culled from a career working with over one million parents and educators worldwide.
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