Dear Dr. Robyn,
My child does not stop talking about what he wants for the holidays this year. Every time a new toy or game is shown on TV, I hear “I want that!” I think the media has it in for us. What am I supposed to do?
–Josie K., NC
Dear Josie K.,
Holidays and commercialism. I [...]
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Traveling with Kids? Be Prepared!
Dr. Robyn Silverman
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Getting ready to go to Grandma’s for the holidays? Heading out for a long car ride? Plane ride? Don’t stress. Just be prepared.
It’s amazing that our parents were able to [...]
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On this day, September 11th, it’s hard to not feel reflective.
I remember when I was about 4 years old. I was with my grandmother (an amazing little blond-haired woman that everyone—I mean everyone–called “Nanny”). We were in the front of the grocery store and a news crew was there. They stopped us [...]
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It may still feel like winter for some of us but spring is actually here. That means Spring holidays like Easter and Passover as well as playing outside, long walks, bike riding, and picnics.
What are some great activities for children to do to celebrate the coming of spring and some of the spring holidays?
(1) In [...]
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Won’t you wear your sweater?
Mr. Rogers always reminds me of a kinder, gentler time when children didn’t have 300 channels of everything from cartoons to candid sex and violence to choose from at 9am. It didn’t promote exaggerated stereotypes, rude language or “pimped-out rides” and any mention of “your crib” really meant, well, your [...]
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St. Patrick’s Day doesn’t have to just be fun for the Irish! Any child can have fun with St. Patty’s Day activities as a symbol of the coming of spring and the fresh color of green!
Part of teaching children to be open-minded and accepting of others is teaching them about different holidays celebrated around the [...]
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On March 15th many people say, “Beware the Ides of March!”
–Drawing from Jupiter Images
After the highly trafficked Leap Year post (especially from many of you educators and home-schooling parents), I figured I’d post a little something on The Ides of March. We know your children are asking “what is the Ides of March?” You’ll have [...]
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We love Leap Year because it gives us just one more day to go to our favorite activities and one more day to use our POWerful Words! No matter what kind of POWerful Words school your child attends– have your child impress his/her instructors or teachers by saying; “I’m so glad it’s a Leap Year [...]
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