Controlling the Chaos
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Speaker, Spokesperson, & Educational Consultant
Michele gives out XO laptops in Rwanda Michele has served as spokesperson, advisor or consultant to Fortune 500 corporations, 1000's of schools and 100's of school districts. Michele serves as Goodwill Ambassador for One Laptop per Child Project (OLPC) She has addressed over 1,000,000 participants on 4 continents...and still counting. Product design consultant for the The Caring Corners™ Mrs. Goodbee™ Dollhouse.
Bullying Prevention Expert
Michele offers proven ways to stop peer cruelty. Her proposal to End School Violence (SB1667) was passed into California law. She has worked with hundreds of schools to reduce bullying and create compassionate, just learning climates. Free 32 page download of Dr. Borba's training manual 6 R's of Effective Bullying Prevention, and be sure to watch the companion video below: (click to download) Creator of Bullying Prevention Program: 6 R's That Reduce Bullying (Keynote Speech - 20 min.) How to...
Early Childhood Depression
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Creating Happy Kids
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Helping “Invisible” Students
Trudy Ludwig's new book, The Invisible Boy, addresses intentional and unintentional social exclusion and is a powerful resource for teachers, counselors and parents. Ask teachers to name students in each of our classes and we usually have no trouble rattling off a few. At the top of our lists are students who are the ones who are engaged in their learning, out-going and social, leaders, or the ones who are the talkers and even trouble makers. They are also kids who get our attention--whether...
Stretching Student Empathy
Empathy Stretching: It's all about helping our children experience switching places and seeing and feeling from another side Empathy is that glorious ability to understand and feel for another person's concerns. It's the powerful emotion that halts violent and cruel behaviors and urges us to treat others kindly and fairly. Because empathy emerges quite early, our children are born with a huge built-in advantage for their moral growth. But whether our kids will develop this marvelous capacity...
6 Tips To Help You NOT Become an Online Victim or Get Lost in Cyberspace – How to “Own” Your Virtual Image
From parents to teens, teachers to principals, lawyers to landscapers, doctors to truck drivers, no one is immune to Internet slime. Sue Scheff’s book, Google Bomb: The Untold Story of the $11.3M Verdict That Changed the Way We Use the Internet stresses why it is critical that you learn to maintain your cyber presence. Are you a parent of a teen starting their college applications? Are you out of work, sending out your resume? Are you a small business owner and find your business is suffering?...
Friendship Matters: Helping Kids Make and Keep Friends
Research-based steps to boost children's social-emotional learning and help them acquire crucial friendship-making skills to fit in, be less-likely to be excluded and bullied, and more content with life! Let's face it, some kids just seem to make friends easily. They’re invited to all the birthday parties, attend the sleep-overs, are chosen first for teams, and are sought after as everyone’s friend. If we could peek into their future, we’d see them continuing to succeed socially throughout...
Easing Young Children’s Separation Anxiety
Tips to say goodbye and help kids feel more secure in your absence Dear Dr. Borba, I’m starting back to work a couple days a week and I’m in a panic. My toddler clings and cries so hard when I leave just to go to the grocery store that breaks my heart. Is there anyway to help my daughter feel more secure now? Thank you! Susan M., from Reno Nevada Leaving our children is tough, but when we know they feel insecure it can be heartbreaking. Do know there are solutions you can do now to help ease...
Anger Management Strategies for Kids
Five Ways to Help Kids Learn the Virtue of Self-Control and Stay Calm by Michele Borba, Ed.D. Author of Building Moral Intelligence: The Seven Essential Virtues that Teach Kids to Do the Right Thing Palm Springs, CA (July 2001) - Our children are facing much more pressing types of daily stresses than most of us ever dealt with in our childhood. Just think of the kinds of horrific images our kids are exposed to on the nightly news: riots, hate crimes, random shootings, bombings, kidnappings,...
A Quiz: How Strong Is Your Students’ Moral IQ?
Building Moral Intelligence MORAL IQ TIP: Research says that caring adults do play a significant role in nurturing goodness in youth, because morality is learned. The key is to make sure those adults are intentional in building moral intelligence. Moral intelligence is made up of all the personal, social, mental, emotional, and moral skills that form children’s character. It is what guides their behavior and choices. And it’s also what our students needs most these days to counter negative...
Seven Ways to Nurture Tolerance in Students
Did you know that today’s American youth are displaying intolerant actions at alarming rates-and at younger and younger ages? The FBI tells us most hate crimes are committed by youth younger than nineteen. It’s important to remember that children aren’t born hateful Hatred and intolerance are learned. If today’s children are to have any chance of living harmoniously in this multiethnic world, it is critical that adults nurture it. Here are seven strategies, from my book Building Moral...
Introducing Building Moral Intelligence: The Seven Essential Virtues that Teach Kids to Do the Right Thing
The Complete Step-by-Step Plan for Raising Good Kids All About Building Moral Intelligence Table of Contents Reader's Guide Q & A with Dr. Borba Articles Reviews Press Kit The Step-by-Step Plan for Building Moral Intelligence Building Moral Intelligence teaches children how to overcome negative pressures and act morally - with or without your guidance. Here's what these proven strategies will do for kids: Provides the antidote to violence and cruelty, making them unthinkable options for...
Practical Strategies for Helping Your At-Risk and Struggling Students Develop Greater Motivation, Responsibility and Self-Discipline (Grades K-8)
Sponsored by Bureau of Education & Research Proven, workable strategies for helping your at-risk and struggling students learn more, behave more responsibly, and be more engaged in learning Practical strategies for increasing your effectiveness with difficult-to-reach students Proven techniques and methods for reducing discipline problems with at-risk students Receive an extensive resource handbook PRACTICAL STRATEGIES How can you help your at-risk students learn more, behave better, be...
Practical Strategies for Helping Your At-Risk and Struggling Students Develop Greater Motivation, Responsibility and Self-Discipline (Grades K-8)
Sponsored by Bureau of Education & Research Proven, workable strategies for helping your at-risk and struggling students learn more, behave more responsibly, and be more engaged in learning Practical strategies for increasing your effectiveness with difficult-to-reach students Proven techniques and methods for reducing discipline problems with at-risk students Receive an extensive resource handbook PRACTICAL STRATEGIES How can you help your at-risk students learn more, behave better, be...
Simple Mommy Secrets to Stop Your Little Biter
Do you have a biter on your hands? Biting is among the most bothersome and embarrassing kid behaviors. I remember the horror the first time I saw one of child in our playgroup I quickly learned that biting is usually temporary, and much more common than I had thought. The other moms and I read up on biting behavior, and shared what we’d learned with one another. We learned that infants and toddlers often bite to relieve teething or gum soreness, or think it’s just a game. Preschoolers...
Simple Mommy Secrets to Choosing the Right Chores for Kids
Simple Mommy Secrets Several years ago I learned a Mommy Secret from my girlfriend about kids’ chores that I’ve never forgot. Cindy and I were busy chatting away when she announced to her kids: “Chore time!” As quick as a wink they jumped up from playing and scurried to their kitchen where they proceeded to unload dishes, and put clean ones in the cupboard. And they did so without an ounce of help or uttering one complaint. When finished they turned for their mom’s sanction (she nodded...
Simple Mom-Tested Secrets for Setting Up Successful Play Groups
Did you know that studies find playgroups are one of the best ways for kids to learn friendship-making skills as well as build their self-esteem? Though there is bit of organization and parental planning involved, there are so many rich social benefits for youngsters that playgroups are expanding from coast to coast. Each of my sons was in a playgroup, which met twice a week to play and do activities together. We alternated at the children’s homes. My boys couldn’t wait for playgroup, and...
Simple Mommy Secrets to Raising Children with Caring Hearts
Simple Mommy Secrets Several years ago, our youngest son brought home a note from his teacher asking for parent volunteers to chaperone a class field trip. His teacher, Cindy Hollinger, was encouraging her students to give up their Saturday morning to participate in a race called “Lauren’s Run” sponsored by the City of Hope. The event was held in the memory of Lauren Zagoria, a three-year old child who recently died from cancer. Each racer would pay an entrance fee of a few dollars, and all...
Five Simple Mommy Secrets to Being a Great Listener to Your Kids (So They Will Open Up and Listen to You)
Simple Mommy Secrets Did you know that one of the top complaints kids have is that we don’t listen? I sure thought I was the ever fully-affirming attentive Mom until one day my three-year old showed me I wouldn’t make the cut Mother of the Year. He was busy talking away to me while I nodded and smiled (and put away the dishes and checked my voice mail). All of a sudden Adam stopped, turned, took my chin in his hand and pulled my faced towards him, so my eyes were directly in front of his face....