Thrivers
Michele Borba
The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine
About this content
Thrivers (2021) is a study of what it means to be a child in today’s fast-paced, ultra-competitive, and digital world. Kids are achieving more and more, but they’ve never felt so lonely and stressed. In our rush to prepare them for an uncertain future, we’ve taught them to strive for accolades but forgotten that there’s more to success – and happiness – than test scores and grades. What’s missing is an emphasis on helping them thrive.
Who might enjoy this content?
Parents worried about their kids’ futures Teachers on the frontlines of our burnout-inducing education system Psychologists interested in child development