by Michele Borba | Oct 4, 2013 | Articles
MORAL IQ TIP: Violence is learned, but so too is calmness. Ask yourself: if my child only had my example to watch, what would he catch today? Dear Dr. Borba, All the articles about these school shootings have me so upset. How does something like this happen? I’m...
by Michele Borba | Oct 4, 2013 | Articles
Tantrums and Meltdowns Tantrums are sure to be in the top of parents’ list of “obnoxious kid behaviors” and when your kid uses this routine in public it’s just plain humiliating. Here are a few secrets to stopping those meltdowns. Anticipate—don’t wait....
by Michele Borba | Oct 4, 2013 | Articles
Just how much do you know about bad attitudes and how to change them? Dr. Michele Borba, author of Don’t Give Me That Attitude! 24 Rude, Selfish, Insensitive Things Kids Do And How to Stop Them! (Jossey-Bass, Apr. 2004), says, “One of the biggest reasons bad attitudes...
by Michele Borba | Oct 4, 2013 | Articles
“Have you thought (secretly of course) how much easier selling your kids on E-bay would be than raising them for one more minute? Do you sometimes feel as though you’ve become your kids’ ATM machine? If so, chances are your kid has a big dose of the Big Brat Factor.”...
by Michele Borba | Oct 4, 2013 | Articles
Bad Attitude News Alert Troubling Trends Show We’re Raising A Generation of Bratty Kids by Michele Borba, Ed.D. Author of Don’t Give Me That Attitude!: 24 Things Kids Do and How to Stop Them Child expert and author of Don’t Give Me That...
by Michele Borba | Oct 5, 2012 | Articles
The Five Building Blocks of Self-Esteem by Michele Borba, Ed.D. Author of Esteem Builders: A K-8 Self Esteem Curriculum for Improving Student Achievement Behavior and School Climate The following building blocks, based on the five components found in individuals with...
