by Michele Borba | Nov 1, 2011 | Depression and Suicide, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution
How to work with the school to create a safety plan for your child when bullying continues and previous efforts fail You know your child is being bullied. You talked to your child or even with the teacher, tried strategies, but bullying continues. You’re fully aware...
by Michele Borba | Apr 26, 2011 | Depression and Suicide
The mothers of two 14-year-old girls who killed themselves in a suicide pact spoke to TODAY’s Matt Lauer about their heartbreak today, saying their daughters had been victims of cyberbullying and suffered from depression — but they never expected anything...
by Michele Borba | Feb 17, 2011 | Depression and Suicide, School Success and Learning, Stress
The Kids Are NOT All Right Folks! Report shows U.S. college freshman stress hitting record high levels and their mental health plummeting to a 25 year all-time low. Findings and solutions I shared on the TODAY Show last week. We spend all that time drop our kids off...
by Michele Borba | Nov 18, 2010 | Depression and Suicide, Parenting, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Parenting tips based on proven research that help raise tobacco-free kids and save their lives REALITY CHECK: One in five high school students smoke. More than 3 million U.S. teens are cigarette smokers. The biggest increase in cigarette users are teen girls. Did you...
by Michele Borba | May 24, 2010 | Depression and Suicide, Late Breaking News, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Bullying. It’s rampant, cruel, and too much of the teen scene. But if you had even an ounce of doubt as to the extent of how vicious kids can be, this story should do it. A fourteen-year old boy was lured to a basement in a Concord, New Jersey home by teens. The...
by Michele Borba | Apr 26, 2010 | Depression and Suicide
Chilling details continue to emerge three months after South Hadley High school freshman, Phoebe Prince, took her life. Descriptions of relentless vicious taunts, endless physical threats and horrifying bullying she endured at the hands of her peers leave us shaken....