by Michele Borba | May 24, 2012 | Empowering Girls, TODAY Show Appearance
How to counter “Too Much, Too Soon, Too Sleazy” ads aimed at our daughters and raise healthier girls from the inside out Thongs undies for toddlers. Push-up bras for eight-year olds. Sneakers to “tone” legs for preschoolers. Marketers keep pushing that...
by Michele Borba | May 20, 2012 | Internet, Online Safety, Parenting
The unique challenges and the solutions for parenting today’s digital kids REALITY CHECK: Reports reveal new concerns about today’s “plugged-in” kids and how technology may rob them of face-to-face interaction, jeopardize empathy, social skills...
by Michele Borba | Mar 15, 2012 | Internet, Online Safety, Parenting, TODAY Show Appearance
Tips I shared on the TODAY show to help parents monitor their kids online behavior to boost Internet safety and curb inappropriate online activity Kid Internet access is now everywhere–from laptops, to television screens, to cell phones and Ipods. In the past...
by Michele Borba | Jan 26, 2012 | Anxiety, Pessimism, World Worries, Parenting, Stress, TODAY Show Appearance
6 proven parenting stress busters I shared on TODAY for the sake of our health and our kids’ well-being Let’s face it, “Mommying” has always been stressful, so it should be no surprise that 70 percent of U.S. moms admit mothering is “incredibly stressful.” (A...
by Michele Borba | Nov 17, 2011 | Anger Management, TODAY Show Appearance, Whining & Back Talk
What research says are best ways to curb a tantrum before, during and after the storm. The tips I shared on TODAY Show Temper tantrums—those annoying kid wails and frails and meltdowns—are common. Studies show that almost 70 percent of young kids have them. Tantrums...