[ENCORE] Ep. 138: Unselfie with Dr. Michele Borba

<p><a href= "http://sunshine-parenting.com/ep-138-unselfie-with-dr-michele-borba" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Show notes & links available here</a>.</p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Join my <strong><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/sunshineparenting" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">PATREON</a></strong> squad for special perks, including bonus podcast episodes, exclusive posts, and resources. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><a href= "https://sunshine-parenting.com/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Subscribe</a></strong> for resources and ideas for happier, more connected families.</span></p> <p>In this episode, Audrey's guest is Dr. Michele Borba, an educational psychologist, parenting expert, and author of 24 books. Her most recent book is <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/UnSelfie-Empathetic-Succeed-All-About-Me-World/dp/1501110071" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World</a>.</p> <p>The aim of Dr. Borba's work is to strengthen children's empathy and resilience and break the cycle of youth violence. In this book, she shares her experience meeting kids from all over the world and discovering the unprecedented global epidemic of mental health disorders.</p> <p><img class="size-full wp-image-7791 aligncenter" src= "https://sunshine-parenting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/empathy-advantage.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="313" /></p> <h2><span style="color: #1176bc;">Watch Audrey & Michele's chat on video</span></h2> <h2><span style="color: #1176bc;">Big Ideas</span></h2> <ul> <li>1 in 3 kids has overwhelming stress levels. As a generation, kids today are lonelier, more risk-averse, and lacking in curiosity. Dr. Borba began to examine the causes and found the lower the income of the kid, the happier the child.</li> <li>Studies found that in the U.S., teens are nosediving in empathy. There was a 40% drop in 30 years, while narcissism and self-absorption were up 58%. Kids today need t