Parenting advice that I shared this week on the TODAY show  to help kids become smarter spenders, stick to a budget, and learn the value of a dollar Do you sometimes feel like your kid’s ATM machine? Do you worry you may be giving your kid an allowance when he’s forty-five? Does your child spend [...]

If you ever had even the slightest bit of guilt about saying “No” to your kids materialistic whims, you can kiss those feelings away. A University of Minnesota study confirmed what every parent has instinctively known deep down: We’re not doing our kids any favors by giving in to their every whim and spending urge. [...]

Might you have a materialistic critter on your hands? REALITY CHECK Beware: materialism is hitting our kids at younger and younger ages. Two-thirds of mothers say that their kids ask for specific brands before the age of three. The Children’s Society, a charitable group in the UK dedicated to improving childhood, released scathing survey results [...]

Michele Borba Note to Readers: Last week I spoke with Meredith Viera on TODAY about five troubling youth trends. Each trend is hitting our kids at younger ages and each trend is increasing. And no trend is doing our kids any favors. These trends are clearly impacting our kids emotional health and character. The best [...]

My interview with Meredith Viera on TODAY yesterday featuring The Big Book of Parenting Solutions (link to segment is below if you want to view) Michele Borba There is so much going on today–parent are bombarded with problems of all kinds and it’s hard to keep up. But it’s also critical that we keep our [...]