I’m stuck. What’s left of me now…nothing stops. I have nobody. I need someone. Amanda Todd, a once, promising happy young Canadian girl committed bullycide on Wednesday after relentless, senseless attacks– physical, emotional and psychological– over several years followed her from town to town. Her horrible story is hauntingly told in a youtube video with [...]
Teens
Navigating new friendships can feel complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. Whether you are 3, 13, 33 or 63, certain rules of friendship are constant. Here are some things I teach my children and also, remind myself of to this day: (1) Allow great friendships to happen organically: We may feel lonely. And we [...]
The powerful word of the month is accountability! Accountability is all about keeping our promises and commitments while also taking care of our mistakes. It’s important to allow our children and teens to be accountable for themselves (while still being age appropriate) so that they learn (1) Making mistakes is not the end of the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Integrity is a very powerful word as all character is based on integrity– being true to yourself and others. What does respect or kindness mean if it’s based on insincerity? Integrity is the congruence between how we act and who we really are. What an important word to teach and model to our children! Integrity [...]
Today’s Reviews of Good Girls Don’t get Fat: How Weight Obsession Is Messing Up Our Girls & How We Can Help Them Thrive Despite It (1) On Amazon: 5.0 out of 5 stars Dr Robyn Silverman is transforming what we teach our girls is beauty, October 26, 2010 By Marianne Russo This review is from: [...]
Fighting Weight Obsession: The Video and The Words (Good Girls Don’t Get Fat by Dr. Robyn Silverman)
I had this video in my heart for a long time as I wrote my book, Good Girls Don’t Get Fat: How Weight Obsession Is Messing Up Our Girls & How to Help Them Thrive Despite It. We need to tell all the girls in our lives how beautiful and amazing they are. But just [...]
The Powerful Word of the Month is…responsibility! I love this word– and what a great time of year to discuss it. Homework is in full thrust and summer, at least in this area of the world, is most definitely behind us. It’s nose to the grindstone time. Or it should be. There are enough distractions [...]
Does your child tend to follow more than lead? Here are some parenting tips to help your children step up and become leaders. Dr. Robyn Answers the Following Question about Leadership and Children: Dear Dr. Robyn, I’m the mother of 5 children. My youngest tends to do whatever his older brothers and sisters do. I [...]
