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More Teens Getting Botox

Posted: July 25th, 2010 by Michele Borba

Parenting advice to raise girls from inside out and stop the outside wrinkle-free, large-breasted, pencil thin craze. Enough!
Ask teen girls what is on their birthday wish list these days, and you may get a surprise answer: Botox! Yep, that appointed “youth wonder treatment” by the 40 something set (who rave how Botox temporarily reduces those dreaded [...]

Michele Borba: Instilling the success trait all kids need: A ‘Can Do’ Attitude

Posted: July 5th, 2010 by Michele Borba

If you could give your children a quality that would enhance their chances for leading successful, meaningful and fulfilling lives, what would it be? Though answers may seem endless, many experts say one of the greatest gift would be a “Can Do Attitude.” The fact is, perhaps nothing will play a more significant role in [...]

The art of teaching kids to say “I’m sorry” (works for adults, too!)

Posted: June 29th, 2010 by Michele Borba

Have you noticed how apologizing has become almost a lost art these days? A great number of adults lately (not kids!) seem to have forgotten how–from government officials to movie stars to plagarizing authors to “poor-sport” athletes. And if the offender does give an apology, notice how it often sounds insincere?
How are kids going to [...]