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Michele Borba Blog: My Rubber Band Test for Setting Expectations I Shared on Dr Phil

Posted: December 22nd, 2009 by Michele Borba


Let’s face it: the expectations we set for our children do affect their self-esteem and capacity to succeed. This week I taped another fun segment with Dr. Phil on the “Overparenting” vs. “Underparenting” craze. (It has yet to air… but should be up on the schedule soon). He asked me what advice I had for [...]



Setting the Right Parenting Expectations

Posted: July 14th, 2009 by Michele Borba


By Michele Borba What parent doesn’t hope their kids achieve and do well in life? But how do you know when you’re pushing your kids too much? How do you tell when your expectations are unrealistic or just plain not right for your children? A big secret of good parenting is to know how to [...]



Parenting Mistake 3. Setting Unrealistic Expectations

Posted: June 28th, 2009 by Michele Borba


This week I’m blogging about common parenting mistakes that we may making –and usually quite unintentionally. Being aware of them and changing our response can make a significance difference on our children’s behavior, attitude and character.  MISTAKE #3: Setting Unrealistic Expectations Solution: Use developmentally appropriate, realistic, child and success-oriented expectations.    Research proves a powerful [...]