{"product_id":"unselfie-why-empathetic-kids-succeed-in-our-all-about-me-world-9781501110078","title":"Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World","description":"\u003cb\u003eHailed as \"an absolute must-read\" (Jean Twenge) and a book that \"will change your kids' lives\" (Jack Canfield), \u003ci\u003eUnSelfie\u003c\/i\u003e by Dr. Michele Borba explains what parents and educators MUST do to combat the growing empathy crisis among children today--including a 9-step empathy-building program with tips to guide kids from birth through college, and beyond.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTeens today are forty percent less empathetic than they were thirty years ago. Why is a lack of empathy--which goes hand-in-hand with the self-absorption epidemic Dr. Michele Borba calls the Selfie Syndrome--so dangerous? First, it hurts kids' academic performance and leads to bullying behaviors. Also, it correlates with more cheating and less resilience. And once children grow up, a lack of empathy hampers their ability to collaborate, innovate, and problem-solve--all must-have skills for the global economy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnSelfie\u003c\/i\u003e Dr. Borba pinpoints the forces causing the empathy crisis and shares a revolutionary, researched-based, nine-step plan for reversing it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe good news? Empathy is a trait that can be taught and nurtured. Dr. Borba offers a framework for parenting that yields the results we all want: successful, happy kids who also are kind, moral, courageous, and resilient. \u003ci\u003eUnSelfie\u003c\/i\u003e is a blueprint for parents and educators who want to kids shift their focus from \u003ci\u003eI, me, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e mine\u003c\/i\u003e...to \u003ci\u003ewe, us, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e ours.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorba, Michele:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michele Borba, EdD, is an internationally renowned educational psychologist and an expert in parenting, bullying, and character development. One of the foremost authorities on childhood development in the country, she is a regular NBC contributor who appears regularly on \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e and has been featured as an expert on \u003ci\u003eDateline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe View\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDr. Phil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNBC Nightly News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFox \u0026amp; Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDr. Oz\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Early Show\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others. She lives in Palm Springs, California, with her husband, and she is the mother of three grown sons.","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614646145298,"sku":"9781501110078","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b59013a8-e10e-405d-84d2-0fb1a7b6cf8c.jpg?v=1732454804","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/unselfie-why-empathetic-kids-succeed-in-our-all-about-me-world-9781501110078","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}