by Michele Borba | Nov 1, 2009 | The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Eight Scary Reasons Why You Should Stop Fighting Over Parenting Issues! Make no mistake, our bickering does impact our kids. In fact, just last week the New York Times published an article on how parents these days are less likely to spank their kids, but are more...
by Michele Borba | Oct 28, 2009 | The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
REALITY CHECK: A 2005 nationwide sample of 1,000 teens aged 12 to 19 were asked to assign letter grades to adults in 24 categories. More than thirty-five percent of teens surveyed gave poor grades (D or F’s) to adults for failing to listen and understand teens. How...
by Michele Borba | Oct 26, 2009 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Self-Confidence, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Here’s a deep, dark and true secret: Teachers usually admit that there are some students they will never forget. Well, I swear the same is true about some parents. I vividly remember a mother of one of my students because of the way she conveyed respect to her child....
by Michele Borba | Oct 21, 2009 | School Success and Learning, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
REALITY CHECK: In a national survey only 25 percent of teachers described their experience working with parents as “very satisfying.” Thirty-one percent cite parents and communicating with their as their biggest challenge. So approach that teacher as a partner in...
by Michele Borba | Oct 18, 2009 | The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Michele Borba REALITY CHECK: Research finds that 49 percent of kids say they’ve been bullied at least once or twice during the school term, but only 32 percent of their parents believed them. One study found that one out of every four children will be bullied...
by Michele Borba | Oct 16, 2009 | The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Warning: I’m ticked–or just darn-right over-the-top disgusted–about two recent events in the fashion world. First up there was top fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld’s attack on the women’s magazine, Brigitte decision to start using “normal-size women” for...
