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Michele Borba: How to know if your kid is really ready to fly alone (yes alone)

Posted: July 5th, 2010 by Michele Borba


Thinking of having your kid fly alone to visit someone or going off to camp this summer? A review of last year’s news may make you want to rethink your plans. Here’s a recap:
It seemed yet another unaccompanied minor flying to visit Grandma and Grandpa was somehow “misplaced” by the airlines. The child landed in [...]



Michele Borba: Week’s top 5 parenting news (it’s good, bad & ugly)

Posted: June 14th, 2010 by Michele Borba


It was an “interesting” week when it came to parenting stories. Findings from a Ohio State University study revealed how club membership may help reduce risky youth behavior. A new book out offers clues as to the crisis in youth empathy. A disturbing teen anti-semitic game in my own community is spurring outrage in the [...]



Michele Borba: Over-Protecting Erodes Kids’ Confidence: How to Wean from Rescuing So Your Child Can Learn to Handle Life Without You!

Posted: November 9th, 2009 by Michele Borba


No parent wants their child to suffer heartaches and disappointments. Our basic instinct is to try and protect our kids from frustrations and problems. But doing so deprives our children from developing the confidence they’ll need to deal with the multitude of issues they’ll face in the real world. How will they ever learn to [...]