Questions to ask yourself and talk to your children about after watching Barack Obama’s Inaugural address Dr. Robyn Silverman When I was a little girl, a newscaster approached me and my Grandmother (Nanny) when we were outside of the Shoprite in West Orange, NJ. As it was the anniversary of John F. Kennedy‘s assassination, he [...]
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We’re adopting a baby! Dr. Robyn Silverman We’re excited to announce to our Powerful Parent community that we’re adopting a baby, due March 1st! We’ve been matched with a wonderful couple since early July. We couldn’t be more excited! The picture above is from our ultrasound appointment that we went to in early October with [...]
Virginia Residents! A Plea From Ashley’s Mother: Bringing Ashley’s Law to the Table Dr. Robyn Silverman As you know we’ve been following the tragic story of Ashley McIntosh, my niece’s teacher, who died in a horrible collision with a police officer, Amanda Perry, on an icy day last February. Witnesses had clearly seen the police [...]
Just a few more reasons to turn off (or at least limit) the TV Dr. Robyn Silverman A study has been released that shows that children who watch a lot of TV, play a lot of video games, and spend a lot of time surfing the web are more likely to be in for lots [...]
Parent Alert: What a Recent Study About Teen Pregnancy Reveals [digg=http://digg.com/health/Is_YOUR_teen_on_the_path_to_early_pregnancy] By Dr. Robyn Silverman It’s not hard to believe. We saw it with Jamie Lynn Spears in the news. We saw it with American Pie (among many others) in the movies. And yes, we see it on TV. A study, published today, found that [...]
Attention Parents! A Rise in Kidney Stones in Children Due to Salty Processed Foods? Dr. Robyn Silverman [digg=http://digg.com/health/Parents_Kiddie_Kidney_Stones_on_the_Rise_Due_to_Salty_Foods] As if we needed another reason not to feed our children processed foods. We’ve talked about the rise in cholesterol, weight, and now…kidney stones in children. “I thought older men get kidney stones, not kids,” Mother of [...]
How to Raise a Racist, Sexist, Ageist, Sizeist, Prejudiced Child Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman [digg=http://digg.com/educational/7_Ways_to_Raise_a_Prejudiced_Child] Racism. Sexism. Ageism. Sizeism. Prejudice is ugly and transferable. After Grandmother, Gayle Quinnell, declared that “Barack Obama is an Arab” during a John McCain rally (to his dismay), and justified that this, albeit false, information was good reason for her [...]
Previous Powerful Parenting blog post article; Grow up! How were Treating Our Children Like Little Adults, in which we discussed 5 ways that children were forced to grow up too soon, was featured today on the internet radio show Bigg Success. Click here to listen and read the write up. Some recent comments related to [...]
How the Government is failing to be role models for our youth; Part 1 Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman I was just talking to my husband, Jason, last night about how when I was little, I thought the president and everyone “in charge” knew everything. I also thought that when people became adults, they acted like [...]
Ashley McIntosh: Justice Denied? Dr. Robyn Silverman Bad weather, No Siren, Red Light: A case of an Officer given preferential treatment? You Make the Call As many of you know, my niece Evie and her schoolmates lost their beloved teaching assistant, Ashley McIntosh (affectionately known as Miss Mac), last February when a police officer, Amanda [...]
