“Hi Robyn; We’re fine. It missed us by 2 street blocks. We’re fine, our houses are fine. So sorry we weren’t able to call or text during the storm. We love you guys.” In the recent past, I’ve written articles about how to talk to children about horrifying events such as the SandyHook, Connecticut shooting [...]
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Dr. Robyn Silverman answers one parent’s question about how to instill manners in her children– especially when they haven’t been overtly enforced in the past. When children are very young, making people laugh or getting a look of shock is easy encouragement for someone looking for a little extra attention. While it may not be [...]
As we now all know, yesterday’s tragic bombing at the Boston Marathon resulted in at least 176 people injured. Nine of them are children—at least 8 of whom are being treated in hospitals. One child, 8-year-old Martin Richard, was killed during the Boston Marathon explosion while enjoying ice cream with his family. His 6 year [...]
Dear Dr. Robyn, My daughter will be going to a new school next school year. She didn’t have a positive experience this year since her friends got into a fight, asked her to choose sides, and she refused to do so. They wound up both turning on her. She now wonders if it’s her and [...]
As a parent, I often wonder about how the toys and role models in my children’s lives translate to behavior. I tend to be the kind of mother who encourages a wide range of toys, games and books. I am less about banning (unless it is truly counter to our family’s core character-based values) and [...]
“I want to wear the pink socks.” “Honey, you have a blue and white dress on. Please just wear the white socks.” “But I want to wear the pink socks!” “Tallie, I’m exhausted. Please stop arguing with me.” “I want to wear the pink socks!” “Fine! Wear the pink socks!” My 4 year old daughter [...]
In honor of my daughter’s 4th birthday, I’m republishing my adoption series. As you can probably imagine, I felt like the shoemaker’s daughter. I didn’t just work with children and families, I provided parenting tips and tactics to moms and dads around the world…all the while housing a secret that taunted and tortured me every [...]
“Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold — but so does a hard-boiled egg.” ~Author Unknown As parents and teachers we often zone out when we get a moment alone. It’s normal– I do it too. I am far from perfect, lose my temper [...]
This morning I was on the set up for a segment on Dara-Lynn Weiss- the mother who was made famous for publicly putting her daughter, age 7, on a diet. Her daughter’s doctor had told Dara-Lynn that her daughter was obese and was immediately put on a strict diet of limited foods and counting calories. [...]
