Tips to say goodbye and help kids feel more secure in your absence Dear Dr. Borba, I’m starting back to work a couple days a week and I’m in a panic. My toddler clings and cries so hard when I leave just to go to the grocery store that breaks my heart. Is there anyway [...]

Parenting advice for before, during, and after your teen’s move from home and off to college  After all the test-taking, application filling, essay editing, campus touring, and acceptance-waiting, the big event is almost here: dropping your teen off at college. You’d think that would be the easy part, but move-in day on college campuses is [...]

Parenting tips to ease jitters, smooth transitions and make heading back to school less scary for kids Heading back to school is exciting for most kids but can be a bit traumatic for others. It’s only natural for children to feel a little anxious especially if you’ve just moved to town, are changing schools, repeating [...]

Parenting tips to help kids feel more confident away from home sweet home — whether it be a camp, sleepover, or playdate — based on the latest research Mooommm… I want to come home! But can’t you pleassse pick me up? I hate it here! I don’t care how much you paid. Come get me [...]

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 kids but can be a bit traumatic for others. It’s [...]