You probably don’t need someone to tell you that there has been a major shift in the “point” of Halloween lately as it pertains to young girls. We’ve moved from creative, scary, or funny costumes to sexy, sexier, and sexiest. Even childhood favorites, known for their youthful innocence have been pornified. Just check out Red [...]
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It’s been a year since the launch of Good Girls Don’t Get Fat: How Weight Obsession is Messing Up Our Girls & How We Can Help Them Thrive Despite It. The book, based on 10 years of my own research, was born out of my dissertation at Tufts University and morphed into over 200 interviews [...]
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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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10 Halloween Safety Tips and Tricks for Children, Parents, Pets, and Families Dr. Robyn Silverman (Sign up for Dr. Robyn’s feed) Halloween is a fun and exciting holiday for children and adults. But in order to keep Halloween and fair for children, teens, pets, and parents, everyone should be aware—and commit to– these 10 Halloween [...]
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Halloween– Are People Making it A Big Fat Deal? Dr. Robyn Silverman Yay! Halloween! Candy! Chocolate bars! Healthy Food? Randi (my best friend), and I used to love getting dressed up for Halloween and collecting a large stash from all the neighbors. Mrs. Garvel (who lived next door) always had the biggest and best candy [...]
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Candy or Bust? Dr. Robyn Silverman Ahhhhh, Halloween! Candy! Chocolate! Raisins? My best friend, Randi, and I used to love dressing up for Halloween and sampling the goods from all the neighbors. Mrs. Garvel always had the best and biggest candy bars. Huge Nestle Crunch Bars. Colossal Butterfingers. Titanic Swirly Lollipops. Yum Yum. Of course, [...]
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