by Michele Borba | Oct 9, 2014 | Anger Management, Character and Moral Intelligence, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution
A Coalition to Raise Caring Children to Make a More Caring World – Please Join Us! A Special Note to Readers: Last June I flew to Harvard and met with an amazing group of 40 colleagues in child development (experts, researchers, psychologists, authors) to discuss a...
by Michele Borba | Jul 23, 2014 | The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Have we become a nation of parents obsessed with doing everything for our kids to ensure they’ll turn out right? A number of experts are suggesting it’s time for parents to loosen their grip, relax hardcore parenting styles and let their kids be kids again. A hot...
by Michele Borba | Mar 19, 2014 | Bullying and Cyberbullying, Character and Moral Intelligence, Uncategorized
REALITY CHECK: A meta-analysis of over 600 studies on bullying found that a key to reducing peer cruelty is parent education. I’ve worked in bullying prevention with hundreds of schools around the world as well as on 18 US Army bases and I find the same thing no...
by Michele Borba | Feb 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Real strategies to teach kids so they are less likely to be bullied I know you’ve heard the dismal statistics or the heartbreaking stories in the news about children who were bullied. By some estimates, one in three American schoolchildren is either a bully or a...
by Michele Borba | Jan 4, 2014 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Empathy and Kindness, Selfish and Spoiled
Parenting advice to help us raise strong, caring, unspoiled kids and reduce that “Big Brat Factor” element that seems to be a growing problem with kids these days. Our most important role is raising our kids to become capable, well-adjusted human beings....