Dr. Robyn Silverman on The Today Show Talking about Body Image & Her New Book!

Dr. Robyn sat down with Meredith Vieira on The Today Show to talk about body image, her book Good Girls Don’t Get Fat, and the alarming trends of low body esteem in girls. A recent poll shows that 95 percent of girls between the ages of 16 and 21 want to change their bodies in [...]

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The Powerful Word of the Month for November is Generosity!

November 14, 2011 Character Education

Between the power outage and preparing to speak at last week’s 100th year anniversary/52nd convention for the Girl Scouts, the introduction for Powerful Words’ Generosity Month is finally here!  Let’s encourage our children to give of their treasures, talents, time as well as their thanks to help and to acknowledge help of others. Generosity Quotes: [...]

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Are you part of the fat-talkin’ club? 7 Tips to Address the Problem with Friends

October 18, 2011 Body Image

Are you a member of the Fat-Talkin’ Club?  There are chapters…worldwide. It’s Fat Talk Free Week and, like every year, we are being challenged to drop the fat talk between friends.  This can be a tall order for many.  Why? Because fat-talking has become a habit and a bona fide, integrated component of many friendship [...]

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Unschooling: Is radical homeschooling right for your child?

October 14, 2011 Parenting tips

Unschooling is a radical form of homeschooling that throws the books out the window on traditional learning. School [School newly corrected: Learning] takes place out of traditional school doors and on the child’s own terms. Today, I sat down with Matt Lauer on The Today Show, to discuss it. How can this work? (1) Know [...]

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Next Twitter Chat 10/13! What to do about Pornified Halloween Costumes for Girls?

October 12, 2011 Body Image

You probably don’t need someone to tell you that there has been a major shift in the “point” of Halloween lately as it pertains to young girls. We’ve moved from creative, scary, or funny costumes to sexy, sexier, and sexiest. Even childhood favorites, known for their youthful innocence have been pornified. Just check out Red [...]

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7 Lessons The Life of Steve Jobs Can Teach Children (and Parents)

October 6, 2011 Character Education

Steve Jobs, innovator, inventor, and game-changer died yesterday at the age of 56 from pancreatic cancer.  The news of his death, while bringing on mourning of an amazing thinker, prompted those who revered and respected him to focus on his noteworthy influence on the current way we live, work, and enjoy entertainment.  It got me [...]

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Fighting Weight Obsession: Good Girls Don’t Get Fat Revisited

October 5, 2011 Body Image

It’s been a year since the launch of Good Girls Don’t Get Fat: How Weight Obsession is Messing Up Our Girls & How We Can Help Them Thrive Despite It. The book, based on 10 years of my own research, was born out of my dissertation at Tufts University and morphed into over 200 interviews [...]

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Dr. Robyn introduces the Powerful Word for October: Diligence!

October 3, 2011 Character Education

All month long, our outstanding Powerful Words Member Schools will be talking with their students about the powerful word, diligence! How do you teach your children to carry out their tasks with great care and consistent effort until that task is completed? At a time when so many multi-task and desire to get as much [...]

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Playing Favorites: Do you show favoritism towards one of your children?

September 30, 2011 Parenting tips

There has been a lot of talk lately about parents and favoritism among their children lately. It is a reality that happens in many families that brings feelings of guilt, shame and frustration. Did it happen to you while growing up? Is it happening in your current family unit? Typically, sibling favoritism is not a [...]

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Ask Dr. Robyn: How Can my Child be More Self Reliant?

September 29, 2011 Character Education

Dear Dr. Robyn, My daughter often seems a bit timid when it comes to doing things on her own.  She asks me to help her do things even when she can probably do them by herself.  I admit that I find myself doing many things for her. How do I get her to be more [...]

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Mud, Leaves & Bark: How Nature Can Help Combat Sexualization & Dumbification of Girls

September 21, 2011 Body Image

I went to the park with my 2 ½ year old on Monday.  We ran the length of the soccer field.  We talked about baseball.  Ran the bases. Went on a nature walk.  Picked up leaves and chatted about the changing colors. Looked at bark. Moss. Sticks. Dirt. And bugs. She loves bugs. Yes, I’m [...]

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