Did you catch The Tyra Show Halloween special? This was a fun show…check out this clip where I helped Caitlyn (along with Top Model, Toccara!) overcome her fear of all things Halloween as she conquered Blood Manner in NYC. The courage technique I used with Caitlyn which I created for my coaching clients, is called [...]
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Sometimes it’s not about having the courage to try again. Sometimes it’s about having the courage to try something different.
As my husband and I are working on “purging” our house of stacks of papers, old books, forgotten clothes, and random “what-nots,” I came across my diaries from middle school and high school. There are some [...]
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Many parents children get nervous during the first month of school. Everything is so new! So it didn’t surprise me when this note about back to school fears and dealing with new situations came to my blog box recently.
Dear Dr. Robyn,
My child seems really anxious in new situations. Now I think I might be more [...]
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I know the talk around the cyber-water cooler lately as swarmed around the Kanye West and Serena Williams debacles that occurred recently. They’ve been grilled, smashed and spoofed over the last few days but I’ve hung back. I wanted let the situations percolate for a few days because, as frustrated as I was that they [...]
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Courage Quotes
“The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.” –Charles Dubois
“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.” –Soren Kierkegaard
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look [...]
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FREE “How to Help Your Children Deal with Their Back to School Fears” Teleseminar!
Dr. Robyn Silverman
Good morning powerful parents!
After I was interviewed as the parenting expert for Education.com on How to Deal with Back to School Fears in Children and related articles, I was contacted my several parents who wanted to know [...]
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL TEARS, FEARS and CHEERS
The Crucial Dos and Don’ts of Helping Your Child Cope with New Situations Like School
Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman
My nieces and nephews all went back to school today. So it got me thinking. Do you remember your first day of school?
I do…
It was the first September after I turned [...]
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What does it take to become an Olympian in life?
Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman
Shawn Johnson sticks the perfect landing. Nastia Liukin falls flat on her back and gets back up. Michael Phelps wins another gold medal.
No matter what event you like, it’s difficult to watch the Olympics and not feel inspired. I can’t help [...]
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