No More Misbehavin' Quotes

“People seldom improve when they have no model to copy but themselves.-- Anonymous”
― Michele Borba, No More Misbehavin': 38 Difficult Behaviors and How to Stop Them

“If your child had only your behavior to watch, what would he see? Which of your behaviors does he copy most? Smoking a cigarette? Gossiping? Reading a book? Exercising? Singing? Drinking? Telling racial jokes? Swearing? Is it an image that you want your kid to copy? If not, what can you do to improve it so your kid has a better example?”
― Michele Borba, No More Misbehavin': 38 Difficult Behaviors and How to Stop Them

“No behavior problem is just the kid's problem; it's also a family problem. To help your child best, you need to step back and look at the big picture and ask, "What are all the factors that might be causing my child to misbehave?" The place to start is by taking a good, honest look in the mirror. The image you project can have an enormous influence on your child's behavior. After all, our image is reflected back to our kids, and what they see is what they copy. Before you start planning how to change your kid's behavior, take a serious look at your own.”
― Michele Borba, No More Misbehavin': 38 Difficult Behaviors and How to Stop Them

“When you look in that mirror, do you see a person who uses your kids as a pawn in your quarrels with your partner? Do you try to get your kids to take sides, confide in them about adult issues, or manipulate them in your own domestic war? Ring any bells? If so, think how it is damaging your child. What will you do to change?”
― Michele Borba, No More Misbehavin': 38 Difficult Behaviors and How to Stop Them

“How well do you take care of your appearance? Do you walk around the house with your hair uncombed and wear unkempt clothes? How well do you take care of your health? Your stress? Do you go to pieces, have an extra drink, start screaming and yelling when the pressures of family, work and parenting get to be too much? Or can you hold it together, take a nap, go for a walk, kiss your husband, practice yoga, exercise, or make a joke? How well do you take care of your spirituality? Your intellectual growth? Your interests? How do they affect your child? you do to nourish the images that are most important to you?”
― Michele Borba, No More Misbehavin': 38 Difficult Behaviors and How to Stop Them

“What would you like your greatest legacy to be for your child? What will you do to ensure that your child attains that legacy? Write a letter to yourself describing your hopes and dreams for your child---the legacy you would like to leave. Reread your letter often.”
― Michele Borba, No More Misbehavin': 38 Difficult Behaviors and How to Stop Them