UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World

Bestselling author Michele Borba offers a 9-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.<br><br>In our hyper-connected, social-media-saturated society, many of us (especially young people) are so obsessed with snapping &quot;selfies&quot; and living a virtual life online that we're forgetting how to care for the people right in front of us IRL (that's &quot;in real life&quot;) . The resulting Selfie Syndrome is leading to an empathy crisis among today's youth - teens today are forty percent less empathetic than they were just a generation ago, and narcissism has increased fifty-eight percent during that same period.<br> <br>But there is a solution: studies show that the antidote to Selfie Syndrome is empathy. And the good news is that empathy can actually be cultivated in children, starting even before they can talk. In <i>UnSelfie</i>, esteemed educator Dr. Michele Borba presents new and compelling research that explains <i>how</i> to impart this key skill to kids - whether it's teaching toddlers how to comfort one another or giving teens the tools to stand up to bullying - and <i>why</i> empathy paves the way for future happiness and success.<br> <br>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. Dr. Borba's 9-step plan for raising successful, happy kids who also are kind, moral, courageous, and resilient provides a revolutionary new framework for learning empathy. Empathetic kids will thrive in the future, but the seeds of success can be planted today - one habit at a time.