by Michele Borba | Sep 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
All the job losses and foreclosures that mark the recession are contributing to a new parenting trend: 1 in 10 Grandparents now raise their children’s kids. The TODAY Weekend Edition asked me on to report on the Pew Research findings, the impact those findings may...
by Michele Borba | Aug 16, 2010 | Parenting, School Success and Learning, Self-Reliance and Agency
Parenting advice I shared with Matt Lauer this morning on the TODAY show: ways to help reduce kid’s back to school jitters, minimize anxieties and ease those transitions so they can focus on the real subject: learning! Heading back to school is exciting for most...
by Michele Borba | Jul 22, 2010 | Parenting, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Parenting advice to help you survive and (just maybe) even enjoy that Family Road Trip … Tips I shared this morning on the TODAY show. The family road trip is as Americana as apple pie. It appears this summer more parents are doing just that — buckling up...
by Michele Borba | May 6, 2010 | Discipline & Behavior
One thing has never changed: kids will be kids and that means that do sometimes misbehave. Though there are no quick-fix behavior cures or sure-proof ways to raise well-behaved kids, research shows certain strategies do increase our odds. In fact there are a few...
by Michele Borba | Dec 20, 2009 | Depression and Suicide
When it comes to teens, parents sometimes feel like they’re dealing with a different species all together. Things like raging hormones, stress, sleep deprivation, growth spurts, self-consciousness and neurological wiring make teens super sensitive, moody and...
