There has been a very consistent downgrading of girls happening lately. It seems like one thing after another telling them that their looks are most important, that smarts are to be hidden (if they even had them in the first place) and that they need to hurry up and dress like, behave like, and believe [...]
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Dr. Robyn’s Friday Rant So, in the beginning of this week I wrote about boys and pornography. Yesterday I received an email from my colleague, friend, and media-busting crusader, Amy Jussel of Shaping Youth asking for input on the sexualization focus she is doing. Then last night I read an article in The Baltmore Sun [...]
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I recently returned from a private event in LA in which about 40 “actionists” met and discussed how we can band together as a Confidence Community (TM) and best serve young people. There was a palpable energy powered by people, mainly women of different ages, sizes, races, backgrounds, and experiences, who are just the kinds of [...]
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We ended last week in a media storm. We were dealing with the backlash, well, mostly, stemming from watching several extremely talented 7-8 year old girls in a youtube video dancing to Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” in skimpy belly-bearing costumes gyrating on stage. We discussed it on my Facebook Fan Page and differing opinions came out. [...]
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Steroid Use in Teen Boys: Continuing the discussion… Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman Powerful Parents are certainly a passionate bunch. I guess my article on steroid abuse among teens stirred up some good discussion yesterday in light of the cultural response to body image problems among our youth. Perhaps you were surprised that boys were affected [...]
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Steroid Use in Boys…furthering the discussion. Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman Powerful Parents are certainly a passionate bunch. I guess my article on steroid abuse among teens stirred up some good discussion yesterday in light of the cultural response to body image problems among our youth. Perhaps you were surprised that boys were affected just as [...]
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