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		<title>Plugged-in Kids Losing Quality Family Time and Empathy</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2012/05/20/is-a-plugged-in-world-reducing-childrens-empathy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 17:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The unique challenges and the solutions for parenting today&#8217;s digital kids REALITY CHECK: Reports reveal new concerns about today&#8217;s &#8220;plugged-in&#8221; kids and how technology may rob them of face-to-face interaction, jeopardize empathy, social skills and communication development as well as crucial family time.  Let’s face it, technology is transforming our kids’ lives. Digital media is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting Cyber-Kids: Knowing How to Monitor Their Online Activity</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2012/03/15/parenting-cyber-kids-knowing-how-to-monitor-their-online-activity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8211;from laptops, to television screens, to cell phones and Ipods. In the past ten years, the amount of time our kids spend online daily has tripled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Your Teen Is Cyberbullied</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/07/if-your-teen-is-cyberbullied/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What to do if your child receives cyber-threats or you suspect cyberbullying “A number of middle school students—including my daughter&#8211;are receiving vicious anonymous emails and text messages from peers. The school sent a letter home describing the problem as “cyberbullying.” What do I do to help my daughter? When do I worry? Do I call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safety Rules to Curb Cyberbullying</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/03/michele-borba-teaching-kids-to-be-s-a-f-e-from-cyberbullies-big-book-of-parenting-solutions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four safety rules to teach kids to help them be safer online and stop cyber-bullying REALITY CHECK: Did you know that a recent survey found that almost 70 percent of adolescents say the best way for them to be safe online is through education? Are you educating your child how to be safe online? Let&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents Too Plugged In? That&#8217;s what our kids say</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/03/14/parents-too-plugged-in-kids-weigh-in/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/03/14/parents-too-plugged-in-kids-weigh-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parenting advice I shared on the NBC DATELINE special &#8220;The Perils of Parenting&#8221; and wow was it ever an eyeopener! “She’s always on her blackberry. It’s soooo annoying!” “I hate it when he’s talking on his cell. It makes me feel sad.” “I put an timer on the computer. When it goes off, it’s time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting Cyber-Kids in a Digital Age</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/03/07/parenting-cyber-kids-in-a-digital-age/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/03/07/parenting-cyber-kids-in-a-digital-age/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=2135</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Parenting advice to help us monitor and stay involved in our kids&#8217; online world and increase their safety. Shocking statistics that confirm that we better supervise closer, the difference between monitoring and spying,  and spy-free strategies and to help us do so REALITY CHECK: The latest estimates show that 93 percent of teens 12 to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting Kids From Online Predators: 6 Tips Parents Must Teach Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/02/01/new-ways-online-predators-lure-kids-tips-to-keep-kids-safe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/02/01/new-ways-online-predators-lure-kids-tips-to-keep-kids-safe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Troubling research about our kids&#8217; lack of online smarts and predators&#8217; new grooming techniques to lure them. Advice based on new studies to keep kids safer online and parents and child givers better educated. Studies show that predators are using more subtle and savvier ways to &#8220;befriend&#8221; kids including pretending to be another teen or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michele Borba Blog: Kids plugged in 71/2hrs a day: My TODAY show report &amp; 5 parent tips</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/01/24/michele-borba-blog-kids-plugged-in-712hrs-a-day-my-today-show-report-5-parent-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/01/24/michele-borba-blog-kids-plugged-in-712hrs-a-day-my-today-show-report-5-parent-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday Jan 21 on NBC&#8217;s TODAY I spoke withMeredith Vieira about a newly released report by The Kaiser Family Foundation on 2002 people ages 8 to 18 and their media use. I spent time reviewing the 130 plus page  report and admit that the findings are troubling. It found that kids media use has dramatically increased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cellphone Rules to Keep Your Kids Safer from Cyberbullying</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/08/01/protecting-kids-from-cyberbullying-computer-cellphone-rules-to-set-for-this-school-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/08/01/protecting-kids-from-cyberbullying-computer-cellphone-rules-to-set-for-this-school-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michele Borba REALITY CHECK: Did you know that 30 percent of girls who have gone into online chat roooms say they have been sexually harassed, but only 7 percent of those girls say they told their mothers or fathers about the incidents immediately? That disturbing finding comes from the Girl Scout Research Institute survey &#8220;What [...]]]></description>
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