Self-regulation, teamwork, and practicing kindness are three important traits work on in kids. Students need to learn to be good team players, and for that, it is important for kids to see how they are similar to other people and see their success as linked to others’ success; parents and teachers can help by praising teamwork above individual performance. To help kids practice kindness, the most important first step is to do something kind because doing one deed of kindness will make people more likely to do another, according to Borba. An excellent read!
