by Michele Borba | Jan 28, 2016 | Parenting, School Success and Learning, Self-Reliance and Agency, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Parenting tips to minimize our nagging and maximizing their learning …until they can finally do homework solo style! “You can’t make me!” “Why do I have to do homework?” “Can’t I pleeeeease just go to bed?”...
by Michele Borba | Jan 26, 2015 | Perseverance, Gives Up, Fears Failures, School Success and Learning
Tips to help kids recognize a key to success: “Learn from your failures.” Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. ~ Albert Einstein Do you want your child to succeed? (And what parent...
by Michele Borba | Jan 10, 2015 | Goal-setting and Inner Motivation, Parenting, Perseverance, Gives Up, Fears Failures, School Success and Learning, Self-Reliance and Agency, Stress
Parenting tips I shared on TODAY for kids who procrastinate, dawdle, cut corners or just take the easy way. It’s the makeover no parent should put off! Sound like your kid? “I don’t care! I quit – this is too hard.” “Why don’t YOU do it?” Is his backpack a...
by Michele Borba | Sep 6, 2014 | Parenting, School Success and Learning
10 tips to boost the right involvement in children’s education so parents make the grade The crisis in education is mind-boggling: Every 26 seconds another American children drops out of our school system. Every school day another 7200 students drop out of our...
by Michele Borba | Sep 2, 2014 | Communication, Listening, School Success and Learning
Does trying to get your kids to open up about their day feel like an inquisition? Do you feel like you’re giving your kid the third degree to tell you anything about their life? If so, studies show that using different communication techniques can help kids open...
by Michele Borba | Aug 8, 2014 | School Success and Learning
Academic success impacts our children for the rest of their life: it influences their self-esteem, college selections, job attainment, financial success, and even their choice of spouses. It’s no wonder we go great lengths to give our kids an academic edge....
