Traveling with Kids? Be Prepared! Dr. Robyn Silverman NOTE: Would you please vote for Dr. Robyn’s Blog for best Parenting Blog? It only takes a moment! Thank you!!! 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 [...]
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…From Sandles to Snow Boots in One Day Dr. Robyn Silverman It’s always nice to go on vacation and get away from it all…especially when “getting away” means getting away from the snow and bitter cold of the Northeast (at least for me, anyway). On Friday, I returned from Aruba. We were in a very [...]
Dr. Robyn Silverman We’re continuing our discussion about helicopter parents, overprotective parents who won’t let go and hover over the heads of their children, heading off potential challenge/risk or taking over their responsibilities even as they enter their teens and adult years. This is part 2– part 1 is here. The questions for today are, [...]
Dear Dr. Robyn: Letters about My Helicopter Parents Dr. Robyn Silverman This week, we’re concentrating on Helicopter Parents because of the number of questions and letters I’ve received on the topic lately from our readers. The letters in this series are all taken from the comments section of one of my most popular articles; “Overprotective [...]
Who are you behind your everyday label? Dr. Robyn Silverman As parents, we wear so many different hats. First and foremost, you may be Mom or Dad, but beyond that perhaps you are an “athlete,” “actress,” “entrepreneur,” “friend,” “scrap-booker,” or “sports enthusiast.” SO what about those other hats? Are they stuffed into the back of [...]
Growing up too soon? Dr. Robyn J.A. Silvermen I’m sensing a very frustrating trend here. Children just can’t seem to be children much anymore. We tell them that we don’t want them to grow up too soon and yet, we’re treating them like little adults! I mean, are we serious? Why not just give them [...]
I’m not sure how many of you know, but I’ve been studying girls, body image, confidence and success for quite a long time. In fact, a good chunk of my work at Tufts University was on how girls feel they “fit in” to a culture that tends to sensationalize thinness and to reject people the [...]
Ear Pollution is Toxic! Please stop complaining: You’re Polluting My Ears! Dr. Robyn Silverman I just got back from Martha’s Vineyard– one of my favorite places in the world. It’s so relaxing– we saw friends, read, and enjoyed the stunning weather characteristic of Massachusetts this time of year. It’s amazing how happy people seem over [...]
Are Some Parents Too Overprotective? What do you think? Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman My mom and I were speaking on the phone yesterday about a recent New York Times article on overprotective “helicopter parents,” their children and overnight camps. Did you see it? Parents are “bombarding the camp with calls: one wanted help arranging private [...]
