Michele Borba, Ed.D. Michele Borba, Ed.D.
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Helping Kids Be Less Likely to Be Rejected

by Michele Borba | Jan 31, 2016 | Friendship and Social Competence

All children are turned down by friends–even the most popular kids! Researchers found in a study of second and third graders that 26 percent of the time, even the most well-liked children in the class were told they couldn’t join groups already playing.But oh...

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...

Helping Kids Fit In to a New School and Make Friends

by Michele Borba | Aug 23, 2013 | Friendship and Social Competence, Parenting, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions

  Parenting tips to help kids  fit into a new classroom, school, neighborhood or social scene Adjusting to any new social scene can isn’t always easy. But having all new classmates, transitioning to a new school or most of all moving to a whole new community can...

Teaching Kids to Apologize

by Michele Borba | Dec 8, 2012 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Friendship and Social Competence

Five steps to help kids learn the lost art of saying “I’m sorry.” The steps work for adults, too!  Have you noticed how apologizing has become almost a lost art these days? A great number of adults–not kids–seem to have forgotten how to...

10 Worst Things Parents Do to Ruin Kids’ Social Lives

by Michele Borba | Jan 9, 2010 | Friendship and Social Competence

Let’s face it, friends play an enormous part of our children’s self-esteem and success quotient for life. I’m often asked whether parents really can influence their children’s ability to make friends. My answer is always a resounding: “Yes!” After all, parents can be...

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