Everyone comes with baggage; roads traveled, tears cried, and scars of recent and distant past. But we also come with gifts, strengths, and dreams. Don’t let your “once was” dictate your “to be.” Write the ticket. Then go! –Dr. Robyn Silverman, from Creating a Community of Character, Keynote presentation Tabula rasa is dead. And it’s [...]
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Joey, a seven year old boy with big brown eyes and a proven love for mashed potatoes did the unthinkable. Sitting around the holiday table, Joey wanted to show his Aunt Theresa that he could be part of the “clean the plate club” just like his Great Uncle Lester. With great conviction, he picked up [...]
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Here we are! Holiday season! At a time of year that shouts “buy, buy, buy!” how do we encourage giving and generosity in our children? Dr. Robyn Silverman answers a question about generosity and children from reader, Linda: Dear Dr. Robyn: We want our daughter, Krysta, to be the kind of person who gives of [...]
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Steve Jobs, innovator, inventor, and game-changer died yesterday at the age of 56 from pancreatic cancer. The news of his death, while bringing on mourning of an amazing thinker, prompted those who revered and respected him to focus on his noteworthy influence on the current way we live, work, and enjoy entertainment. It got me [...]
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All month long, our outstanding Powerful Words Member Schools will be talking with their students about the powerful word, diligence! How do you teach your children to carry out their tasks with great care and consistent effort until that task is completed? At a time when so many multi-task and desire to get as much [...]
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Dear Dr. Robyn, My daughter often seems a bit timid when it comes to doing things on her own. She asks me to help her do things even when she can probably do them by herself. I admit that I find myself doing many things for her. How do I get her to be more [...]
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We know it when we see it. Strength. Power. Self-assuredness. Guts. The wonder of assets in motion. Brought to life in a child not only in the way s/he acts, but in the way s/he thinks and feels about him/herself and the world in which s/he lives. Studies of more than 2.2 million children and [...]
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I miss my Dad. We were very close. After being gone now for 5 years, last month’s Father’s Day, and what would have been his 77th birthday just passing on the 23rd, it’s obvious why he is so prominent in my mind these days. And while I have no regrets, this recurring thought keeps creeping [...]
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How can parents encourage their children to persevere? In a world where attention seems to be short and quitting can be pervasive, it can be challenging to get kids to stick with something until the end. Dr. Robyn answers one parent’s question about how to get her children to show perseverance in this short video. [...]
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Dr. Robyn Silverman answers one reader’s question about teaching her child integrity: I caught my 6 year old son Danny in his first lie the other day. He told me he had his jacket on as he called to me before going outside to play with the boy next door. When I looked outside, there [...]
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