by Michele Borba | Oct 9, 2009 | The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Surprising Truth about the Kids Moms Really Want to Raise Note to reader: I began writing The Big Book of Parenting Solutions by conducting a survey of moms (“Joys of Motherhood Survey”)to get their pulse on mothering. I developed survey questions and the...
by Michele Borba | Sep 27, 2009 | Stress, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Michele Borba Note to readers: This week Gainesville Kids’ Mental Health Examiner writer, Kara Tamanini interviewed me about how to know when your kid is too sick to go to school. You can read her article at http://shar.es/1szAb but I’ve also posted it in...
by Michele Borba | Sep 24, 2009 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
REALITY CHECK: Did you know that a child today is ten times more likely to be seriously depressed compared to a child born in the first third of this century? Beware: Pessimistic thinking clouds our kids’ view of the world and affects their emotional and mental...
by Michele Borba | Sep 21, 2009 | Materialism, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Michele Borba Note to Readers: Last week I spoke with Meredith Viera on TODAY about five troubling youth trends. Each trend is hitting our kids at younger ages and each trend is increasing. And no trend is doing our kids any favors. These trends are clearly impacting...
by Michele Borba | Sep 20, 2009 | The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Michele Borba A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to do a podcast interview on one of my favorite ladies, Amy Tiemann of Mojo.Mom. I actually met Amy last year in Charlotte, North Carolina. I was delivering a keynote address to a great group of moms and she...
by Michele Borba | Sep 20, 2009 | The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Michele Borba This week I’m focusing on a few troubling youth trends that research shows are hitting our kids at younger ages and at more intense. Yesterday was Stress-Out and the solutions to fix it based on science-based parenting. My second youth concern: the...