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Thrivers
Michele Borba
The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine
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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.
About the author
Michele Borba is an educational psychologist and best-selling author with over 40 years of experience helping parents and their children. She’s also written UnSelfie, a study of empathy in an age of egocentric social media, and is a regular contributor to TV shows including Today, Dateline, The View, Dr. Phil, NBC Nightly News, Fox & Friends, Dr. Oz, and The Early Show.
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
