The Powerful Word of the month is confidence!
Dr. Robyn Silverman. child development expert, answers one powerful parent’s question about instilling confidence in children in the following video blog:
Part 2 of this addition of Ask Dr. Robyn will be provided in the next blog entry. Check back!
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10 Tips for Working with Shy Children, Nervous Children, or Children who Lack Self Confidence
Dr. Robyn Silverman
It can be frustrating to work, teach, or parent children who lack confidence who seem shy or nervous. Especially when you are an outgoing, confident person, shy and nervous children can seem like a mystery. That acknowledgment aside, [...]
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How can parents teach tolerance to children?
Dr. Robyn Silverman answers a reader’s question about teaching tolerance to her children who DON’T live in a diverse neighborhood. These are easy parenting tips that any parent can follow to inspire children to keep an open-mind, be more accepting of others, and show more tolerance for differences.
Tolerance is [...]
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7 Ways to Raise a Sizeist Child
Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman
We’ve all heard it before. Media is riddled with it. Janice Dickinson scoffs at it. Tyra Banks yells about it. Keira Knightly and Kate Winslet are sick of media’s hand in it. It’s sizeism.
We see it when people stop and stare. Point. Laugh [...]
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Bringing a concern to a teacher or coach respectfully and responsibly
Dr. Robyn Silverman
Dear Dr. Robyn,
I’ve been told by my daughter that I used to be a “helicopter parent” but that now I’m much better. I’m happy about that! I was wondering though, if I do have a question of concern for my child’s [...]
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How to Take Control of the Kids’ Meal Problem
Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman
As you read in yesterday’s discussion of the new fast food nutritional study (or shall we call it, lack of nutrition study?), many fast food restaurant chains have crammed the kiddie meal full of too many calories. It’ s frustrating for parents and [...]
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What are You Putting in Your Bucket? Building Family On Values Not On Time-Fillers
Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman
Every once in a while something causes us to stop and re-evaluate what’s really important in our lives. Worldwide tragedies like September 11th , Katrina, the Tsunami, and the recent Earthquake in China; personal losses like the death of [...]
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Traveling with Young Children?
What parents should pack in their carry on bag on the next vacation trip
Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman
It’s happened to all of us at one time or another. Whether it was our own child or someone else’s, we’ve all been confined in a plane, train, or automobile with a child who [...]
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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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Dear Dr. Robyn,
I feel like the worst Mom. My son is 4 years old and he has always been a very sweet and loving boy. But the other day when we were playing with his toy trucks on the floor he got really mad, threw the truck down, and told me that he hated me! [...]
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