Open-mindedness

After the death of Osama bin Laden, there have been many questions from parents about how to talk to children about this event.  I was thrilled to be on The Today Show with Matt Lauer and Gail Saltz this morning talking about this very topic. In Monday’s post, I gave several examples of what parents [...]

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Ask Dr. Robyn: When Ho, Ho, Ho means Buy, Buy, Buy

by DrRobyn on December 25, 2009

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., [...]

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As we’ve been discussing open-mindedness and opening up a few cans of worms this month, I thought I’d bring another baffling issue to light. There has been a great deal of debate about a man, categorized as obese, who was recently a passenger on a plane when a flight attendant too this picture. According to [...]

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Open-mindedness Quotes “Stay committed to your decisions, but flexible in your approach.” — Tom Robbins “Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.” –Unknown “As we grow better, we meet better people.” –Elbert Hubbard “Beware [...]

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