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Score Better, Stress Less: Prepping Your Kids for School Tests
Are your kids hit with a wave of panic on test days? They may get butterflies in their stomachs, or maybe their heads fill with negative thoughts like, "I'm going to flunk," or "I'm so dumb." And when they sit...
Keep Childhood Carefree: 7 Ways to Help Kids De-Stress
AS SEEN ON THE TODAY SHOW It's no secret that kids feel stressed just as often as adults do. At school, on the ball field, and even at home, they face pressure to be the best, or at least never,...
10 Easy Parenting Resolutions That Can Make Big Differences for Your Family
While some of us watched the ball drop in Times Square and set New Years resolutions to lose weight or eat better in 2010, others undoubtedly resolved to be better parents. After all, parenting is the most important role many...
Teaching Kids to Be Appreciative (Even When They're Really Disappointed)
Here's a question to ponder as the holidays approach: How well do your kids handle disappointment? If you're worried about what will happen when that greatly-anticipated DVD player from grandma turns out to be a pink cashmere sweater, consider the...
Stopping Violence, Nurturing Tolerance in Kids
A twelve-year-old redheaded boy was recently assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Calabasas, California. As many as fourteen students participated in the attack at A.E. Wright Middle School. The Los Angeles County Sheriff reported that the attack...
It's Time to Talk to Your Kid About Drinking
Now is exactly when you should talk to your kid about alcohol. In fact, the earlier the better. And here's why. Kids are having their first drink three-and-a-half years earlier than kids from the baby-boomer generation. Seven percent of fourth...
When Your Child and His Teacher Just Can't Get Along
What should you do when your child doesn't like his teacher? Should you call the principal or sit in on the class? Or should you brush it off as a normal childhood grievance and move on? Here are the steps...
Q&A: When Discipline Is Too Strict
I have two children, one with my current boyfriend who is a 2-year-old girl and my 10-year-old from my previous marriage. We pretty much all get along, but I feel as though my boyfriend doesn't have the same love for...
How to Turn Pessimistic Kids into Optimistic Thinkers
"Why should I bother? You know they won't choose me.""What's the point? I'll never make the team." "Why are you making me go? You know I won't have fun."Let's face it: Kids with pessimistic attitudes are among the most frustrating...
High School "Slut List of 2010": A Wake-Up Call for Parents
A high school "Slut List of 2010" is causing nationwide concern amongst educators and parents. The list, featuring almost two dozen names of 13 and 14-year-old freshman girls, was widely circulated amongst students at Millburn High School in New Jersey. Among the...
The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Watch Michele Borba talk about her new book: DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:"648",playerInstanceID:"0CACDB5D-45DD-AAC3-7711-2881CCFB25DF",domain:"wiley.web.entriq.net"}); Get more Parenting Solutions by following @MicheleBorba on Twitter.Dr. Michele Borba is the author of over 22 books including the Big Book of Parenting Solutions. She is a leading educational consultant, national...
How to Teach Our Kids the Skills of Self-Defense
Kidnappings and sexual abuse have always been a parent's worst nightmare. This week our hearts go out to Jaycee Dugard and her parents. We can only imagine a smidgeon of their suffering. Our instinct is to keep our kids inside...
Parents Guide To Handling Homework Headache
According to a survey by Public Agenda almost half of all parents of school-age students said they have arguments involving tears or yelling with their kids about homework. And one third of parents admit those school assignments cause repeated...
Don't Miss Signs of Teen Depression
All teens can be irritable, want to be secretive, and appear and even act alien- like. But when should a parent worry -- really worry -- about their child? Did you know that one in 2007 (the most recent...
10 Tips to Keep Your Kids Safe Online
Cyber-bullying is whenever kids deliberately harass someone (peers or adults) and involves any electronic technologies such as email, cell phones, page text messages, instant messaging (IM), blogs or websites. The intention is always to harm others. I'm writing today as...
