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Helping Kids Manage Anger

Posted: July 27th, 2010 by Michele Borba


Parenting advice to help kids find healthy ways to control intense feelings in today’s stressed-out world
Clenched teeth. Rapid breathing. Red face. Teaching kids a new way to cope with their intense feelings is not easy—especially if they have only practiced aggressive ways of dealing with their frustrations. The good news is that although aggression is [...]



Michele Borba: 7 parent time-outs because our stress impacts our kids!

Posted: July 4th, 2010 by Michele Borba


Sure parenting is wonderful. But let’s face it, parenting can be also stressful. Unless we find a way to stop that tension from building, anger is inevitable. We can’t kid ourselves: our stress and anger does affect our children. Recent reports tell us we better find a way to put a lid on our stress. [...]



7 Deadly Questions to NEVER Ask a T(w)een and Why

Posted: July 2nd, 2010 by Michele Borba


Talking with an adolescent can be like walking through a minefield. At any moment you could be asking what you thought was a simple, sincere question only to find it triggering an explosive response. You know that communication keeps you connected to your child, but it often seems to backfire because of the type of [...]