We have all heard the horrific news by now. At 9:40 this morning, a masked gunman named Adam Lanza entered Sandy Hook elementary school and fired a gun around 100 times. He killed 26 people, 6 adults and 20 children under the age of 8 before killing himself. Since then it’s been hard to concentrate [...]
Safety
I can’t believe I’m saying this…Parents are forgetting their kids at the children’s play place, Chuck E. Cheese’s. While this may sounds like the makings of a Saturday Night Live skit to you, it’s actually the truth. Yesterday, Good Morning America called me to do a piece (which was squashed at the final hour) about [...]
My Facebook page is hopping today after I posted about the little girl, Brittney Baxter, age 7, who fought her way out of getting kidnapped from Walmart yesterday, when a man grabbed her, covered her mouth and tried to subdue her. The girl is safe and the alleged kidnapper in custody, but these stories of [...]
How Can I Talk to My Children about the Leiby Kletzky Murder? 10 Tips Parents Need to Know A horrific story about a 8 year old boy, Leiby Kletzky, gone missing, murdered and dismembered in Brooklyn this week, has parents wondering how to talk to their children about this tragedy. As a parent myself, all [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
10 Halloween Safety Tips and Tricks for Children, Parents, Pets, and Families Dr. Robyn Silverman (Sign up for Dr. Robyn’s feed) Halloween is a fun and exciting holiday for children and adults. But in order to keep Halloween and fair for children, teens, pets, and parents, everyone should be aware—and commit to– these 10 Halloween [...]
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 [...]
September 11th: The Day the World Changed (and Your Responses) Guest Post By: Jason M. Silverman and Powerful responses Note: Very Long Post! As you know, 7 years ago everything we thought we knew about our own personal safety was blown to smithereens as we witnessed 2 hijacked planes being driven into the World Trade [...]
How can Olympian, Cullen Jones, inspire children to learn to swim? Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman What Powerful lessons can children learn from Olympian, Cullen Jones? Determination? Goal-setting? That African-Americans actually can swim? Watching Cullen Jones, along with his teammates, Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale and anchor Jason Lezak set a world record in the 400-meter freestyle [...]
