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	<title>Dr. Michele Borba's Reality Check &#187; Friendship Making</title>
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		<title>Why Kids Bully</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/04/why-is-my-kid-bullying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/04/why-is-my-kid-bullying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bullying Prevention]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[peer abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Big Book of Parenting Solutions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[8 reasons kids bully to help you determine why a child is using aggressive behaviors so you can turn it around It’s not easy to know that your child is bullying. It’s hard to admit that your kid is using aggression. But to allow bullying behaviors to continue will be disastrous to your child’s character, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Moving Scene: Helping kids find friends, fit in and make transitions smoother</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/07/25/the-moving-scene-helping-kids-find-friends-fit-in-and-make-transitions-smoother/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/07/25/the-moving-scene-helping-kids-find-friends-fit-in-and-make-transitions-smoother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Enhancing Self-Esteem and Empowering Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship Making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Big Book of Parenting Solutions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fit in]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michele Borba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rejection]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=2287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether your family is moving into the home next door or across the nation that change can be difficult for one and all. Here are ways to make the transition smoother and more positive REALITY CHECK: Though moving is a common event that happens to one out of five families each year, research shows that a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Kids Find, Make and Keep Friends</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/07/18/teaching-kids-friendship-making-skills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/07/18/teaching-kids-friendship-making-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enhancing Self-Esteem and Empowering Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship Making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making New Friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Big Book of Parenting Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excluded]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michele Borba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nobody Likes Me: Everybody Hates Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peer rejection]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social competence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=1694</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New research shows friends help decrease anxiety, ward away the blues and boost our children&#8217;s resilience. Here are research-based steps to help kids learn essential friendship-making skills to enhance their social competence,  fit in, and be less-likely to be excluded and bullied so you know what to do if your child says, &#8220;Nobody likes me, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kid Boredom Busters</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/06/29/michele-borba-new-trend-micromanaged-kids-cant-stand-boredom-helping-kids-learn-to-entertain-themselves/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/06/29/michele-borba-new-trend-micromanaged-kids-cant-stand-boredom-helping-kids-learn-to-entertain-themselves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship Making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plugged-In]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resourcefulness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Big Book of Parenting Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today show]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=1358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New trend shows our Micromanaged, &#8220;Plugged-In&#8221; Generation can&#8217;t stand boredom. Parenting advice to help kids learn to self entertain and enjoy their own company!! There really is a new trend with twenty-first century kids. Perhaps because they’re been programmed and scheduled and micromanaged and adult supervised, many seem to have a tough time enjoying their own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning from Little Mean Girls</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/02/18/learning-from-little-mean-girls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/02/18/learning-from-little-mean-girls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bullying Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Empathy and Kindness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Empowering Girls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship Making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[girl cruelty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Anthony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[younger children]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=2034</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Making a Difference in the Lives of All Young Girls A special guest post by Michelle Anthony, author of Little Girls Can Be Mean Here is a guest post by Michelle Anthony, author of the wonderful (and MUST read book) Little Girls Can Be Mean: Four Steps to Bully-Proof Girls in the Early Grades. This is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raising Only Children</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/01/27/raising-only-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth Order: Oldest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship Making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Late Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only Children]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Birth Order]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[parenting advice]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=1592</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What research says on how onlies turn out and parenting advice for raising the fastest growing kid breed. Tips I shared on NBC TODAY Your Trivia Pursuit question of the day: &#8220;What do these famous folks all have in common?&#8221; Cary Grant. Elton John. Chelsea Clinton. Alan Greenspan. Gerald Ford. John the Baptist. Laura Bush. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping kids make new friends and fit into a new social scene</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/08/10/helping-kids-make-new-friends-and-fit-into-a-new-social-scene/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/08/10/helping-kids-make-new-friends-and-fit-into-a-new-social-scene/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friendship Making]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=1543</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Parenting advice to help kids make new friends and fit into a new classroom, school, neighborhood or social scene. Adjusting to any new social scene can isn’t always easy. But having all new classmates, transitioning to a new school or most of all moving to a whole new community can be tough. And oh how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The art of teaching kids to say &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry&#8221; (works for adults, too!)</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/06/29/teaching-kids-the-art-of-saying-im-sorry-and-a-great-book-by-trudy-ludwig-that-will-help-kids-learn-how/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/06/29/teaching-kids-the-art-of-saying-im-sorry-and-a-great-book-by-trudy-ludwig-that-will-help-kids-learn-how/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Character and Moral Intelligence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://micheleborba.com/realitycheck/?p=13</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8211;from government officials to movie stars to plagarizing authors to &#8220;poor-sport&#8221; athletes. And if the offender does give an apology, notice how it often sounds insincere? How are kids going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Kids Sportsmanship On &amp; Off the Field</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/05/25/michele-borba-blog-teaching-kids-sportsmanship-on-and-off-the-field/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/05/25/michele-borba-blog-teaching-kids-sportsmanship-on-and-off-the-field/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 21:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Character and Moral Intelligence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=1270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Checked that calendar lately? If not, here&#8217;s the memo: &#8220;Summer is coming&#8230;and soon!&#8221; That&#8217;s the good news..(for the kids anyway). More &#8220;down time&#8221;&#8230;. playing in the parks &#8230; swim meets &#8230; family renunions and game playing&#8230;summer camp&#8230;Monopoly&#8230;AYSO summer league&#8230;.sports&#8230;.playing with the neighbor kids. Sounds like all fun so far, right? Sure..if your kid is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michele Borba: 3 Simple Social Skills That Help Kids Be Less Likely to Be Rejected</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/05/24/michele-borba-3-simple-social-skills-that-help-kids-be-less-likely-to-be-rejected/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/05/24/michele-borba-3-simple-social-skills-that-help-kids-be-less-likely-to-be-rejected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 14:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Enhancing Self-Esteem and Empowering Kids]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=1367</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All children are turned down by friends&#8211;even the most popular kids! Researchers found in a study of second and third graders that 26% of the time, even the most well-liked children in the class were told they couldn’t join groups already playing. Be sure to tell your child before he attempts to join a group: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michele Borba: Negative Kid? Parenting solutions to turn CAN&#8217;TS into CANS</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/05/12/michele-borba-negative-kid-parenting-solutions-to-turn-cants-into-cans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/05/12/michele-borba-negative-kid-parenting-solutions-to-turn-cants-into-cans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 02:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child Development]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=1347</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Children with poor self-beliefs often have bombarded themselves for so long with a steady stream of derogatory messages. Their potential for success is greatly limited, because they don’t believe in their capabilities. Self-talk is a critical part of how children acquire beliefs about themselves. One of the most powerful ways to help your youngster develop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raising Well-Mannered Kids in an Uncivilized World</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/04/28/michele-borba-how-to-raise-a-well-mannered-kid-in-an-uncivilized-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/04/28/michele-borba-how-to-raise-a-well-mannered-kid-in-an-uncivilized-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=1332</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Parenting advice to boost our children&#8217;s civility and teach manners just in time for the holidays! All three of my sons attended a wonderful cooperative nursery school led by an incredibly caring teacher, Jeanette Thompson. The very first impression I had of the school was how well-mannered the children were. And, through the years as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michele Borba Blog: How strong is your child&#8217;s friendship-making quotient? Take quiz &amp; find out</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/04/01/michele-borba-blog-how-strong-is-your-childs-friendship-making-quotient-take-quiz-find-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOW STRONG ARE YOUR CHILD’S FRIENDSHIP SKILLS? Let&#8217;s face it, friends do matter. Research says those friends play an enormous part of our children&#8217;s self-esteem as well as happiness quotient. But research also says friends impact our children&#8217;s resilience, school success as well as just plain ability to get along in life. This week I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The art of boosting your child&#8217;s friendship-making skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some kids just seem to make friends easily. They’re invited to birthday parties, attend the sleepovers, are chosen first for teams, and are sought after as everyone’s friend. If we could peek into their future, we’d see them continuing to succeed socially throughout their school years, as well as for the rest of their lives. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michele Borba Blog: 10 Worst Things Parents Do to Ruin Kids’ Social Lives</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s face it, friends play an enormous part of our children’s self-esteem and success quotient for life. I’m often asked whether parents really can influence their children’s ability to make friends. My answer is always a resounding: “Yes!” After all, parents can be a tremendous impact on kids’ social lives, but they can hinder and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My CanadaAM appearance: Tues Sep 8: Helping kids cope with anxiety &amp; back-to-school jitters</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/09/07/my-canadaam-appearance-tues-sep-8-helping-kids-cope-with-anxiety-bak-to-school-jitters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each day this week I&#8217;ll be sharing back-to-school tips on CTV &#8211; Canada AM when kids go back to school. You can also  go to www.canadaam.ctv.ca for more of my tips  Michele Borba You’ve bought the school supplies, sharpened the pencils and packed the lunches, but have you prepared your children for dealing with back-to-school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michele Borba: How Do I Help My Shy Child? Sneakpeek at The BIG Book of #Parenting Solutions</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/08/23/michele-borba-how-do-i-help-my-shy-child-sneakpeek-at-the-big-book-of-parenting-solutions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michele Borba REALITY CHECK: Though chances our your child was born with a shyer temperament, Jerome Kagan, Yale&#8217;s foremost child development expert, proves biology is not destiny. Those parents who encouraged their shyer children to expand their horizons and didn&#8217;t always rescue or overprotect were more likely to help their children feel more secure and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michele Borba: How to Help Kids Make New Friends and Fit nto a New Social Scene</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/08/04/michele-borba-how-to-help-kids-make-new-friends-and-fit-nto-a-new-social-scene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michele Borba Any new social scene can be really tough. Having all new classmates, joining a brand-new group of kids on a soccer team, transferring to a new school, going away to camp alone and most of all moving isn’t easy. And oh how kids can pour on the guilt to remind us they’re not [...]]]></description>
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