Michele Borba, Ed.D. Michele Borba, Ed.D. | Child Psychologist
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Why Kids Need More Empathy – My Answer to TIME

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...

Childhood Depression: Signs in Preschoolers, Kids & Teens

by Michele Borba | Jan 12, 2014 | Depression and Suicide

Parenting tips to help you understand what depression looks like age by age REALITY CHECK: Here is what’s not true about your child and depression: “She’s too young to be depressed.” “Don’t worry. It’s only a phase.” “Real depression is something only teens or adults...

Friendship Matters: Helping Kids Make and Keep Friends

by Michele Borba | Oct 13, 2013 | Emotional Intelligence, Friendship and Social Competence, Self-Confidence, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions

Research-based steps to boost children’s social-emotional learning and help them acquire crucial friendship-making skills to fit in, be less-likely to be excluded and bullied, and more content with life!  Let’s face it, some kids just seem to make friends...

Redefining Beauty For Our Girls: Raising Them From the INSIDE Out

by Michele Borba | Nov 23, 2012 | Uncategorized

I don’t know about you, but I’m suffering from a case of only what I can call “Shudder Syndrome” and it seems to be getting worse by the second. It’s a relatively new ailment, but it always materializes when I read those disturbing statistics about young girls. I’m...

College Depression: Crucial parental checks before your teen heads back

by Michele Borba | Dec 29, 2011 | Depression and Suicide

Parent Alert: College mental health crisis and signs your teen may be depressed or at risk of dropping out Your son or daughter is back from college for the holidays! He or she spent months studying for those SATs, filling out college applications and agonizing.  Then...
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