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Hidden Dangers of Helicopter Parenting

Posted: July 16th, 2010 by Michele Borba


Why we must lower our flaps and parent for self-reliance Of course we love our kids. Of course we don’t want our kids to fail. And of course we always want them to be successful. But always doing, picking up, jumping in, solving, rescuing, or mending fences for our kids sure won’t help them learn [...]



Michele Borba Blog: Are you over-parenting or too permissive? Tips I gave Dr. Phil and clip

Posted: January 5th, 2010 by Michele Borba


Have we become a nation of parents obsessed with doing everything for our kids to ensure they’ll turn out right? A number of experts are suggesting it’s time for parents to loosen their grip, relax hardcore parenting styles and let their kids be kids again. Time Magazine’s November issue feature story was the “Back Lash [...]



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 [...]