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How Not To Raise A Quitter

Posted: March 17th, 2011 by Michele Borba


Teach your children to hang in there when the going gets tough, but know when to let them throw in the towel. Parenting advice I shared with Al Roker on the TODAY show Perseverance often makes the critical distinction between whether kids succeed or fail. Will they have the inner strength to keep on or [...]



Nurturing Children’s Talents

Posted: December 14th, 2010 by Michele Borba


Parenting styles that raise gifted and talented kids. Parenting advice to apply the research and increase your child’s natural talents and gifts. In almost 100 parenting segments I’ve done on the TODAY show, “Is Your Child Gifted?” received the strongest reaction.  It really struck a cord among parents. (And almost every parent wrote in to [...]



Michele Borba: Traits of the Gifted Kids That Might Lead to Potential Problems

Posted: November 25th, 2009 by Michele Borba


Reader note: This blog is part three of a series on my Big Book of Parenting Solutions, written by Sue Scheff, Examiner reporter, parent advocate and author of Google Bomb and Wits End: Advice and Resources for Saving Your Out-of-Control Teen. I’ll continue to post each of Sue’s articles for you as well as the [...]