by Michele Borba | Feb 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Let’s play “Back to the Future” and pretend it’s twenty-five years from now. Your kids are grown, and they’re healthy and happy. (What we all hope, right?) So here’s your key question to contemplate as you pretend to look at your adults: What character traits...
by Michele Borba | Jan 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
How to use everyday shopping outings to teach kids money management, financial literacy and sticking to a budget while curbing kid bickering and begging REALITY CHECK: A study by researchers at the University of Vienna, Austria found that the influence children wield...
by Michele Borba | Feb 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Is the “Middle Kid Syndrome” really a problem? Not if we apply the research. Have more than two kids? Then I’m betting you’ve heard a few of these: “It’s like I’m stuck in the middle.” “But I don’t want to do things like my sister.” “I want my...
by Michele Borba | Jan 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
Parenting tips for our left-handed children and some surprising research on how they turn out Do Lefties Have the Upper Hand? I admit I’m always glued to the news. But I tuned into an unexpected political revelation. I caught it the moment President Obama was...
by Michele Borba | Jan 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Parenting tips to help teach the critical ABCs of money management starting when our kids are young! Do you feel like you are your kid’s ATM machine? Does your child spend faster than he saves? Do you worry that you’ll still be delving out an allowance to your child...
by Michele Borba | Jul 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Signs to watch for and three steps to take if you suspect your child is bullying Here is a recent letter I received from a parent. How would you respond? “My son’s teacher says he bullies a classmate by saying cruel things,and deliberately slamming or tripping him....
