Define success on your terms, understand what “enough” truly means, and build a life-affirming future The author makes a compelling case for this book. Kids are stressed out everywhere and it's not just in Singapore! Carefree days of playing in sandboxes, cloud gazing and other forms of unstructured play, have been replaced by tutoring sessions and flashcards. I guess there is always a struggle between wanting to let your child have fun and ensuring they are sufficiently equipped for school (and/or life??). With each year, the bar seems to be set higher, with more difficult topics being introduced at younger ages, and perhaps due to parents' enthusiasm. Rand Selig’s Thriving! is an insightful and powerful narrative about the choices, challenges and opportunities we all face in our lives. Through his engaging personal stories and wisdom, Rand creates a pathway for us to examine our own life’s journey and make wise choices that will not only enhance our happiness and fulfillment, but also improve our relationships with others and be of service to society. A must read for anyone interested in their personal growth and living a full life!” I thought the author did a wonderful job breaking down some very intangible topics into thought provoking commentary and useful tools. The 9-step process to identifying problem areas in your body - and how to fix them.- The best exercises for over-fifties - that ensure mobility and strength for years to come.

Thrivers are different: they flourish in our fast-paced, digital-driven, often uncertain world. Why? Dr. Borba combed scientific studies on resilience, spoke to dozens of researchers/experts in the field and interviewed more than 100 young people from all walks of life, and she found something surprising: the difference between those who struggle and those who succeed comes down not to grades or test scores, but to seven character traits that set Thrivers apart (and set them up for happiness and greater accomplishment later in life).Self-control. Cut phone time to reduce instant gratification. Ask them to Stop. Breath. Think. Act. Teach meditation. In this Compendium, CSR International has compiled summaries of the best research on corporate sustainability, social responsibility and business ethics since 2009. Volume 3 on Society profiles over 400 research publications between 2009 and 2014 – including practitioner reports, market surveys and academic papers – from over 180 authors and more 280 organisations. Specifically, it contains research abstracts on the following society-related topic areas: human rights, labour practices, consumer-oriented CSR communication, consumer social and environmental responsibility, and community involvement and contribution community development. Buy the paper book / Buy the e-book. Disrupting the Future: Great Ideas for Creating a Much Better World

Thrivers" mostly covers ground well-trodden by others: our kids need more autonomy, more play, more comfort with failure, less tech, and less micromanaging. It’s also wordy with prose that isn’t gripping enough to stand up to interruptions (reading when the kids are around) or exhaustion (reading after they’re asleep). I thought Borba stepped over the line in a few places, from ringing an alarm bell to catastrophizing around modern kids’ mental health, and from promoting optimism to toxic positivity. Last gripe: The book seems to be written largely about and for “high performers in affluent communities.” Chip Conley, New York Times bestselling author of Peak, Emotional Equations, and Wisdom@Work and founder of MEA Tina L. Seelig, PhD, Executive Director, Knight-Hennessy Scholars and New York Times bestselling author of What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20L'assistente sanitario a domicilio era soddisfatto dei progressi del bambino e disse ai genitori che se continuava a crescere sano non avevano nulla di cui preoccuparsi.

How to tell if a problem really is just due to your age - or whether the power is in your hands to change it. The health visitor was pleased with the baby's progress and told the parents that if he continued to thrive like that, they had nothing to worry about. Curiosity. Remove most lessons and sports. Remove the phone. Let their mind wander and do things they like. An excellent book about how to raise thriving kids. Problem: kids in good neighbourhoods are stressed, tired, depressed and suicidal, incurious high achievers who feel dead inside. They play 3 sports to look good; they go for prep classes for SATs. Dr Borba goes around America and talks to kids and amazingly they all feel the same.This unique collection of 100 quotations on social responsibility by Dr Wayne Visser is designed to challenge and question, as much as to inspire and inform. The quotes – taken from the extensive writings of Dr Visser – range from the role of business in society and companies’ accountability to stakeholders, to the importance of social justice and the need for transformative – rather than defensive, charitable, promotional or strategic – CSR. The key message is that, for business to survive and thrive in an age of responsibility, it must embrace an ambitious social purpose. Buy the paper book / Buy the e-book. The World Guide to Sustainable Enterprise: Volume 1 (Africa & Middle East)