by Michele Borba | Nov 20, 2020 | Parenting, Resilience, Thriving, Self-Control, Focusing, Stress, TODAY Show Appearance, Trauma, Grief, Post-Traumatic Stress, UnSelfie
Tips I shared on the TODAY Show to reduce parent burnout and stress during uncertain times. Uncertain times are making us feel on edge. We’re overwhelmed, anxious, concerned about our health, safety, finances and the future all while assuming more roles: parent,...
by Michele Borba | May 31, 2016 | Articles, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Parenting, TODAY Show Appearance, UnSelfie
I admit it, I’m greatly concerned about our kids’ emotional and moral health. I’m flying tonight to San Francisco to keynote the American College Health Association about the college mental health crisis. And it is a crisis: one third of all college...
by Michele Borba | Jan 30, 2016 | Anxiety, Pessimism, World Worries, School Success and Learning, Stress, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions, TODAY Show Appearance
How to curb kid test jitters, get ready for those tests, improve scores, and know if it’s time to seek medical advice One of kids more dreaded four-letter words: T.E.S.T. These days it seems even for many kids even if they’ve studied hard and done their homework...
by Michele Borba | Mar 27, 2015 | Anxiety, Pessimism, World Worries, Stress, TODAY Show Appearance, Trauma, Grief, Post-Traumatic Stress
Parenting advice I shared on the TODAY show on how to talk to kids about troubling news and reduce their fears and jitters about world events Tsunamis. Cyclones. War. ISIS beheadings. Nuclear meltdowns. Pilot takes down a plane If you are feeling a bit jittery about...
by Michele Borba | Oct 22, 2012 | Parenting, School Success and Learning, TODAY Show Appearance
The right questions and what to do to boost your child’s learning success. Parenting tips I shared on TODAY show. If you’ve just received a memo from your child’s school that your parent-teacher conference has been scheduled, you’re not alone. Over the next...
by Michele Borba | Jun 18, 2012 | School Success and Learning, TODAY Show Appearance
Parenting tips to beat the “Summer Reading Slump” and rekindle that great love of the reading REALITY CHECK: Are you aware of that kids can lose an upward of three month’s worth of reading progress during this summer break? Are you also aware that...
