UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (654 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01FKLZ0KS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 554 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The resulting Selfie Syndrome is leading to an empathy crisis among today's youth - teens today are 40 percent less empathetic than they were just a generation ago, and narcissism has increased 58 percent during that same period. In UnSelfie, esteemed educator Dr. Dr. Caring about others isn't just about playing nice; it's a skill that's vital for children's mental health, leadership skills, and continued well-being, today and tomorrow. Best-selling author Michele Borba offers a nine-step program to help parents cultivate empathy in children, from birth to young adulthood - and explains why developing a healthy sense of empathy is a key predictor of which kids will thrive and succeed in the future. In our hyperconnected, social-media-saturated society, many of us (especially young people) are so obsessed with snapping "selfies" and living virtual lives online that we're forgetting how to care for the people right in front of us IRL (that's "in real life"). Empathetic kids will thrive in the future, but the seeds of success can be planted today - one habit at a time.. Borba's nine-step plan for raising successful, happy kids who also are kind, moral, courageous, and resilient provides a revolutionary new framework for learning empathy. But there is a solution: Studies show that the antidote to Selfie Syndrome is empathy. Michele Borba presents new and compelling research that explains how to i
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