September 17, 2010 - Separation anxiety, the fear of making new friends, the pressure to get good grades…the back to school season is chocked-full of stressful situations for both parents and kids. But the new season doesn’t necessarily have to lead to the back-in-school blues. Parenting experts say that if parents hit the right supportive note, they can set their kids up for a fruitful school year and a love for learning they carry with them through their entire education.
Michele Borba, parenting expert and author who has written 23 books and appears regularly on the Today Show, Fox & Friends, The View and more, offer tips for parents looking to make this school year their kids’ best ever.
She discusses:
- Getting them to talk: How many times has your daily “what did you do today?” inquiry been answered with “Nothing.” Ways to get kids to open up and share their challenges, triumphs and everything in between.
- Continuing education: Your kids may get their fill of learning during the school day, but there are fun stress-reducing activities to keep the learning going and avoiding “zone out”, from young kids up to high schoolers.
- The back-in-school routine: the importance of sleep and how to make sure you’re not their human alarm clock
- How to keep a personal connection with your kids in the age of text messages and email
About Michele Borba, Ed.D.
An internationally renowned educator, award-winning author, parenting expert and child and adolescent expert. Dr. Borba is a contribut for the Today Showand has appeared on countless talk shows including: Dr. Phil, The View, The Tyra Banks Show, Fox & Friends, Geraldo & Friends, The Doctors, CNN American Morning, Countdown, andThe Early Show. She appears regularly on Fox Headline News and CNN Headline News to discuss late-breaking news and has been interviewed by numerous publications includingNewsweek, People, U.S. News & World Report, Reader’s Digest, The Globe and Mail, and People. She is the award-winning author of 23 books. And her proposal: “Ending School Violence and Student Bullying” (SB1667) was signed into California law in 2002. She offers realistic, research-based advice culled from a career of working with over one million parents and educators worldwide.
This interview is provided by VTech.
