Joey, a seven year old boy with big brown eyes and a proven love for mashed potatoes did the unthinkable. Sitting around the holiday table, Joey wanted to show his Aunt Theresa that he could be part of the “clean the plate club” just like his Great Uncle Lester. With great conviction, he picked up [...]
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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 [...]
Dr. Robyn Silverman As I’m writing my body image book, due out in October of 2010, I’ve been thinking about the relationship between mothers and sons and fathers and daughters. Powerful Parenting certainly must deal with more than just same-sex relationships within the family structure. We often hear about the special relationship between parents and their same [...]
Only a few spots left! 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 [...]
By Dr. Robyn Silverman Dear Dr. Robyn, We have 3 children (ages 11, 7, and 4)– and only 1 of them is really into sports. I worry that the others are going to become very unhealthy because the activities they choose to do typically don’t require them to do much physical activity. I worry about their [...]
Powerful Words, in conjunction with Dr. Robyn Silverman and the Powerful Parent Blog want to congratulate: Aaron M. who is a 10 year old Black Belt in the Junior Star program at Yuen’s in Canada. According to his instructor, Mr. Perry Bateson, “This month, since our POWerful word is CITIZENSHIP, we are encouraging our students [...]
Sex and Tech: The Surprising Results from a Survey of Teens and Young Adults Dr. Robyn Silverman Ugh. I love technology but sometimes…I hate it! We all know that teens like to be online—in fact, just about 90% of teens are! The question is…what are they DOING online? What are they doing on their phone? [...]
My Parents are Still Hovering! When does this Helicopter Parenting stop? Boy oh Boy. Anytime I post something on helicopter parenting, the comment box goes nuts. Usually those who are commenting are the children themselves—the ones trying to get out from under their parents’ thumbs when it comes to school, new situations, going out, dating, [...]
Is your child quitting everything they start? Need a Commitment Overhaul? Here is a letter from a parent to Dr. Robyn Silverman asking about why her child keeps quitting his activities. What’s interfering with her child’s commitment level? Dear Dr. Robyn, I hate to admit it, but my child is a quitter. Knowing the Powerful [...]
