Is Your Teen Having Sex? Dr. Robyn on NBC Talk about it

Think that because your teens aren’t talking to you about sex that they aren’t doing it? Research tells us that 1/4 of teens have sex by age 15, and some are having it as young as age 12.  While many parents are hoping that their teen is in the percentage of teens who aren’t “doing [...]

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Plus Size Models: Finally? Big Deal? Not Really Plus Sized?

February 16, 2010 Body Image

It turns out that Fashion Week may actually be reflecting what we’ve known all along: Not all girls and women are a size 0. Some catwalks, while still filled with the tiniest models, are more readily exploring the use of more full-figured gals.  By full-figured, I mean, size 12.
So, I ask you, is it enough? [...]

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The Marshmallow Test: How Good is YOUR Self Control?

February 15, 2010 Character Education

There it is. A Marshmallow.  Big, white, mushy, sweet yumminess staring your child right in the face– saying “eat me!”  Could your child resist if he knew he’d get two if he waited out the challenge? Would he eat it before the researcher even left the room?
Waiting…is hard.

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Junk Food Commercials Linked to Childhood Obesity

February 10, 2010 Body Image

You are what you watch.
UCLA School of Public Health released a study this month providing additional details to the link between television viewing and childhood obesity. It demonstrates that the link is not all about the amount of TV watched, but rather, the number of junkfood commercials witnessed by the viewer over time.

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Self Control Sunk? New Study Tells us Why to Eat Cake

February 10, 2010 Parenting tips

Trying to kick your smoking habit? Have an older teen/young adult who needs to quit? Let smokers eat cake! Well, that’s what the studies show. Our self control (our Powerful Word of the Month) can only go so far.
This may be the reason so many struggle with restrictive New Year’s Resolutions. It turns out, if [...]

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Self Control is Contagious: The Good and the Very Ugly

February 8, 2010 Character Education

You are who you hang out with– or perhaps we should say, you do what you see.
So…want great self control? Hang around with other people who have great self control. A recent study out of the University of Georgia and Duke University suggests that self control or lack of self control, is contagious.
We see it [...]

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Rock Bottom Feeders: American Apparel’s Flack on Back

February 3, 2010 Body Image

Underwear from American Apparel…$24
Elmo shirt from American Apparel…$14
Saving your daughter from being sexualized by American Apparel? Priceless.

I want you to think about a tween or teen girl that you love.  Your daughter. Your niece. Your best friend’s little girl.  She’s a good person, isn’t she? She has a lot to offer.  She’s probably pretty talented, [...]

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Dr. Robyn Introduces the February Powerful Word: Self Control

February 2, 2010 Character Education

Self control is a vital part of our character as it allows us to operate in our society in an acceptable way. It’s imperative that our children learn self control because its part of relationship management, violence prevention, and positive problem solving. It is also a foundational component to our children’s success in school and [...]

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More Fat Talk: Are you Skinny-Fat, Fat-Skinny, Fat-Fat?

January 28, 2010 Body Image

Oh boy. Hold onto your body image! Considering the dreadful body image people already are coping with in America and in many western nations, we are no stranger to seeing skinny people think they’re fat.  Now the Mayo clinic is confirming our fears– you can be skinny and fat at the same time.
A new report [...]

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Mean Girls Bully A Girl to Death

January 25, 2010 Character Education

Think it can’t happen? Think that someone needs a weapon to kill? Nope, just a bad attitude and no empathy or respect for anyone else– not even themselves.
Bullying happens. Believe me I know. As you may have read in past articles or in the Patriot Ledger the other day, I was a victim of bullying [...]

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