News 12’s Elizabeth Hashagen was joined by Dr. Michele
Borba, educational psychologist and parenting and child expert
to talk about ways to help your child deal with
setbacks and thrive.
Scientific studies
and researchers looked at and spoke to more than 100 young people from all
walks of life. Seven essential character strengths that set thrivers apart are
self-confidence, empathy, self-control, integrity, curiosity, perseverance and optimism.
Today's kids are considered to be the most stressed
cohort on record -- terrorism, lockdown drills, daily death counts,
insurrections, and fires are the new normal for our kids. Then came the pandemic, and their mental health problems surged higher.
Studies show that this sort of fear can have
long-term consequences for their futures, both their mental health and their
future success. However, research shows that kids can be taught ways to be more
optimistic.
Dr. Borba offers
evidence-based tools to help kids be less pessimistic and more hopeful so they
thrive despite an uncertain world.
Dr. Borba uses the acronym S.T.A.N.D. to help
kids recall the steps of Slowing down to think, Telling
their problem, Asking, Naming everything you
could do solve it and Decide what’s the best choice.