by Michele Borba | Jul 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
My first teaching job almost three decades ago was with a group of adorable six and seven-year-olds in Saratoga, California. I was also working on my doctorate at the same time and was fascinated with Harvard psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg’s new research on moral...
by Michele Borba | Jul 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
Since you’re reading this article, l’m assuming things haven’t worked as well as you’d hoped in changing your kid’s behavior. So it’s time to try a new approach. Let’s begin by reviewing a few basic principles of Behavior Makeover 101. Here are 10 key...
by Michele Borba | Jul 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
Do you want to change your child’s bad behavior? Have you struggled to make that change happen but so far no luck? If so, I strongly recommend you follow the six key tasks of preparation, each time you try a new behavior makeover. These simple six strategies...
by Michele Borba | Jul 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
Every day this week, I’ll be posting a different big “parenting mistake”, so make sure to check back. Here is the fourth most common parenting mistake. MISTAKE #4. Not Using the Rule of 21 Solution: Faithfully stick to changing one behavior at least for...
by Michele Borba | Jun 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
Think stress is just for adults? Not these days. Research finds that between 8 and 10 percent of American children are seriously troubled by stress and symptoms. Stress is also hitting our children at younger ages. If left untreated stress not only affects children’s...
by Michele Borba | Jun 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
This week I’m blogging about common parenting mistakes that we may making –and usually quite unintentionally. Being aware of them and changing our response can make a significance difference on our children’s behavior, attitude and character. ...