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Michele Borba: How to teach kids to “Take a STAND” to solve their OWN problems

Posted: May 13th, 2010 by Michele Borba


REALITY CHECK: Did you know that tweens and teens say one of their biggest daily challenges are conflicts with peers?

The Boys and Girls Club of America surveyed over 46,000 teens coast to coast and found that one of their biggest concerns was day to day conflicts without knowing how to solve them (without a fight).

A [...]



Michele Borba: The Empathy Crisis: Why Children Are Crueler

Posted: May 2nd, 2010 by Michele Borba


EMPATHY: Identifying with and feeling other people’s concerns.

Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Abraham from Pontiac, Michigan, told his friend that he was going to shoot somebody. He allegedly stole a gun and practiced his aim on stationary targets. Then he walked to a convenience store, pointed his gun at a stranger and shot Ronnie Greene Jr. in [...]



Michele Borba Blog: I know, “Not my kid!” but could your child be shoplifting? Know the signs!

Posted: March 29th, 2010 by Michele Borba


REALITY CHECK: Did you know that one in four kids shoplift?
You see your child take a candy bar from the store and put it in her pocket.
You notice your daughter is playing with a Barbie that you told her she couldn’t have at the store.
You find a video game in your son’s closet, and [...]