by Michele Borba | Oct 28, 2009 | The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
REALITY CHECK: A 2005 nationwide sample of 1,000 teens aged 12 to 19 were asked to assign letter grades to adults in 24 categories. More than thirty-five percent of teens surveyed gave poor grades (D or F’s) to adults for failing to listen and understand teens. How...
by Michele Borba | Oct 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
REALITY CHECK: Here are a few very sobering statistics about our American children: In 2007, almost 800,000 children were victims of maltreatment whether it as neglect, physical, sexual, or psychological maltreatment. Of these, 59% were neglected, 10.8% were...
by Michele Borba | Oct 26, 2009 | Character and Moral Intelligence, Self-Confidence, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Here’s a deep, dark and true secret: Teachers usually admit that there are some students they will never forget. Well, I swear the same is true about some parents. I vividly remember a mother of one of my students because of the way she conveyed respect to her child....
by Michele Borba | Oct 21, 2009 | School Success and Learning, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
REALITY CHECK: In a national survey only 25 percent of teachers described their experience working with parents as “very satisfying.” Thirty-one percent cite parents and communicating with their as their biggest challenge. So approach that teacher as a partner in...
by Michele Borba | Oct 20, 2009 | Materialism
Might you have a materialistic critter on your hands? REALITY CHECK Beware: materialism is hitting our kids at younger and younger ages. Two-thirds of mothers say that their kids ask for specific brands before the age of three. The Children’s Society, a...
