by Michele Borba | Nov 26, 2013 | Anger Management
Let’s face it, these last few days have been a stressful roller coaster ride as we watch the economy tumble and job market become scarcer. My email box has been flooded with notes from concerned moms and dads asking for tips on how to stop yelling at their...
by Michele Borba | Nov 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Overlooked dangers of raising a generation of plugged-in couch potatoes. Parenting tips to help kids find healthier alternatives and discover “life beyond the remote” that I shared on the TODAY show REALITY CHECK: • Kids aged six months to six years spend...
by Michele Borba | May 31, 2013 | Communication, Listening
Tips to help our digital natives learn to talk-not text-and even converse! Here’s the hot parenting question for today (at least the one I’m asked quite frequently): “How do you boost communication skills with today’s digital natives who would...
by Michele Borba | Oct 26, 2012 | Discipline & Behavior
Do’s and don’ts when it comes to dealing with other parent’s ill-mannered and ill-behaved kids in a modern-day sometimes too-litigious world When I was growing up and misbehaved I was set straight by the parent in charge, and if my friends misbehaved...
by Michele Borba | Dec 20, 2011 | School Success and Learning, Self-Confidence
Why ADHD boosts vulnerability to bullying; solutions for parents and educators of special needs children. I had pleasure of speaking with Peggy Dolan from the Edge Foundation who does wonderful work on coaching students with ADHD. Here is our interview and the two...