by Michele Borba | Feb 11, 2010 | Peer Pressure, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
PARENT REALITY CHECK: Do you know the signs of cold and cough syrup medicine addiction? If not, it’s time to get educated. If you need any motivation read these troubling stats: One out of every fourteen kids aged 12 to 17 (more than 2.4 million) admit using...
by Michele Borba | Dec 23, 2009 | Peer Pressure, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Should parents worry about those tarnished kid role models (ie Amy, Jamie Lynn, Britney, Owen, Barry, Paris, Lindsay, etc, etc. etc.)? So it appears that Amy Winehouse has been charged today over alleged assault at a children’s play. Unfortunately, Amy is just...
by Michele Borba | Sep 17, 2009 | Materialism, Peer Pressure, Stress, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
My interview with Meredith Viera on TODAY yesterday featuring The Big Book of Parenting Solutions (link to segment is below if you want to view) Michele Borba There is so much going on today–parent are bombarded with problems of all kinds and it’s hard to...
by Michele Borba | Aug 7, 2009 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Courage and Assertiveness, Peer Pressure
Michele Borba REALITY CHECK: A recent Time/Nickelodeon survey of 991 kids ages nine to fourteen revealed some troubling facts: 36 percent of the middle schoolers surveyed feel the pressure from peers to smoke marijuana; 40 percent feel pressure to have sex; 36 percent...