By Dr. Robyn Silverman Dear Dr. Robyn, We have 3 children (ages 11, 7, and 4)– and only 1 of them is really into sports. I worry that the others are going to become very unhealthy because the activities they choose to do typically don’t require them to do much physical activity. I worry about their [...]
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Hello everyone! It’s been an exciting couple of days! Many of you know that my husband and I have been matched to adopt our baby girl’s birth parents for 9 months. Well, February 19th was the day! Talia Paige Silverman was born on 2/19 at 10:19am weighing 5 pounds, 6 ounces and measuring 16 inches [...]
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Shy Children Breaking Out of Their Shells Dr. Robyn Silverman I’ve received an interesting question from a concerned father after I posted an article about 10 tips for working or parenting shy children. “Have you ever really seen a shy child who came out of her shell?” Yes I have. It’s a true story that [...]
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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 [...]
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Ask Dr. Robyn: Does my friend have Diabulimia? Is Diabulimia a “big deal?” I received a question from Jennifer in NJ whose friend has Diabetes and is currently losing a lot of weight. Jennifer is concerned about whether her friend might have Diabulimia and if her behaviors might be causing a real problem. This video [...]
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Dr. Robyn Silverman How do you explain real beauty to a girl? Joining Dove Self Esteem Embassador, Jessica Weiner and psychologist and author, Ann Kearney Cooke, I am honored to have been asked to be the guest editor for the Dove Self Esteem Fund. Do you know about the great efforts of the Dove Campaign [...]
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It can be difficult to cope when it seems that our children are growing up too soon. Parents often have a love-hate relationship with much of the media when it comes to their children. Especially their daughters. On the one hand you have the hypersexualization of women and girls in music videos, magazines, internet games [...]
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All teens deal with struggles in their lives. It takes a powerful teen to admit she has a problem, work through her challenges, and use what she’s learned to help others. This article is the result of an interview with Alex Shabo, a teen who is recovering from an eating disorder and helping others in [...]
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Parents of teens have asked me recently about parenting resources available to help moms and dads talk to their children about cliques. We know of popular books like “Queen Bees and Wannabees” or “The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander” and recent movies like “Mean Girls” which shows that cliques can certainly become a problem. [...]
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How can we build up our daughters’ self confidence? Parents can do so much to help our daughters’ thrive. You’ve read volume 1. Here’s volume 2 of raising strong, confident daughters: (6) Catch your child “being good:” We often are quick to jump when our child is exhibiting poor behavior, however, when our child is [...]
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