Posted on April 30, 2008 by Dr. Robyn
I had the pleasure of being on Dr. Drew Pinsky’s radio show the other day (April 29th) to talk about the Miley Cyrus issue and the impact on parents and tweens. For your convenience, I took out all the commercials and just left the actual discussion between Dr. Drew and me. I believe the interview [...]
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Posted on April 14, 2008 by Dr. Robyn
10 Ways to Teach Your Teen Gratitude: The First 5 Ways
*This article was posted on Dr. Robyn’s Powerful Parenting Blog as a service to Powerful Words Family Schools. While this article is directed towards parents, as teachers and coaches, in the spirit of gratitude month, we can all learn something from it. Who [...]
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Posted on April 8, 2008 by Dr. Robyn
This article was posted on Dr. Robyn’s Powerful Parenting Blog in an altered form as a service of Powerful Words for Powerful Words Member Schools.
After an extremely disturbing YouTube video surfaced showing 8 teens from Florida beating of another teen, parents are confused and horrified. The victim was treated for a concussion and numerous bruises [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2008 by Dr. Robyn
I couldn’t wait to share the good news with all of you…
As many of you know, I am a proud columnist for Bay State Parent magazine, a highly praised monthly in New England. We just received notification that Bay State Parent was designated a “2008 Parents’ Choice Approved” award winner in a national magazine [...]
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Posted on March 17, 2008 by Dr. Robyn
A version of this article is on Dr. Robyn’s Powerful Parenting Blog for parents who attend your schools and use the Powerful Words Character System to help their children thrive. This blog is a free service of Powerful Words Character Development.
Because it’s Self Reliance month for Powerful Words, it’s important that we provide children with [...]
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Posted on March 10, 2008 by Dr. Robyn
Your Powerful Words lessons have far-reaching affects. They help children learn that they can do anything if they just apply some hard work, perseverance, confidence, discipline, and goal-setting! Here’s a great story about one Powerful Kid who learned that if she sees it and believes it, she can achieve it!
When Powerful Words [...]
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Posted on March 6, 2008 by Dr. Robyn
This article is Part 2 of a series on Helicopter Parenting. Part 1, “Why are they so overprotective” can be found here.
What are the negative effects of helicopter parenting?
By Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman
While overprotective parents want the very best for their children, in the long run, they might be doing more harm than good. [...]
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