by Michele Borba | Apr 4, 2012 | Character and Moral Intelligence
I usually don’t blog about “travel” and stick to parenting/education issues, but I had an experience this week that I feel compelled to share. It al started when my husband and I decided to finally get away from it all and take a relaxing cruise on the Azamara Quest-...
by Michele Borba | Jan 21, 2011 | Courage and Assertiveness, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Resilience, Thriving, Self-Confidence, Self-Reliance and Agency
Parenting strategies to help kids solve their problems, be self-reliant, bounce back from failure and not use us as their managers, arbiters and palm pilots A mom was running late as she drove her two sons to school. “Can we pleeeease go back?” her six-year-old...
by Michele Borba | Dec 22, 2009 | The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Let’s face it: the expectations we set for our children do affect their self-esteem and capacity to succeed. This week I taped another fun segment with Dr. Phil on the “Overparenting” vs. “Underparenting” craze. (It has yet to air…...