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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Steroid Use in Preteens and Teens Perhaps you’ve noticed a few of them walking in the halls of your children’s schools. Or perhaps you’ve noticed something strange among your own teens. Are their chiseled bodies really of this world? With their six pack abs, bulging biceps and firm quads, these teens make others wonder if [...]
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“M” was an attractive, effervescent 18 year old girl when I first met her. As one of my roommates, she loved to be around her friends and talk non-stop. She also would steal several bags of Milanos double chocolate cookies from the kitchen cabinet; eat them all in one sitting, and not gain and ounce. [...]
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