respect
4 Ways to Help Your Child Learn To Have Respectful Interactions in a Technology Driven World
Dear Dr. Robyn, I want to be clear. I see the value of technology but I also see it’s drawbacks. Children and teens are plugged into devices but not plugged into real conversations. I think the way they interact with others is in jeopardy. It’s important to us that our children show respect in person…
Read MoreCelebrating the Value in Ourselves and Others! Respect is October's Powerful Word!
This month we will focus on the powerful word, “respect.” Simply put; when we respect someone or something, we show that they are valuable and worthy of care, attention or consideration. We often talk to children about respect in terms of how we would want others to treat us and then help them to apply…
Read MoreBad Parenting Day: 10 Tips for Making Tomorrow Better
Yesterday was one of my worst parenting days. You ever have one of those? Coming off a night of tossing and turning I just shouldn’t have gotten out of bed. But with a 3 and a 4 year old, you really don’t have that option. So groggy with a bit of cotton-head I got up […]
Bad Parenting Day: 10 Tips for Making Tomorrow Better is a post from: Dr. Robyn Silverman – Child Development Specialist, Body Image Expert, Success Coach & the Creator of the Powerful Words Character Development System
Read MoreFamily Rules: Top 10 Rules To Post on Your Fridge
The other day, I was asked for some ideas regarding “family rules.” Below is an example of 10 rules to get you thinking of what you’d like to post on your fridge and discuss in your family meeting. However, I encourage you to ask your children to contribute to the family rules as I’ve continued […]
Family Rules: Top 10 Rules To Post on Your Fridge is a post from: Dr. Robyn Silverman – Child Development Specialist, Body Image Expert, Success Coach & the Creator of the Powerful Words Character Development System
Read MoreAre you a back-seat-driving parent? 7 Ways to Keep Micromanagement of the Other Parent in Check
We all get annoyed when someone becomes a back-seat driver in our own car. “Slow down!” “Speed up!” “Why are you going this way???” Back-seat drivers can make us feel like bumbling fools or they can just simply drive us crazy. But how can the same type of dynamic play out in the parenting relationship? […]
Are you a back-seat-driving parent? 7 Ways to Keep Micromanagement of the Other Parent in Check is a post from: Dr. Robyn Silverman – Child Development Specialist, Body Image Expert, Success Coach & the Creator of the Powerful Words Character Development System
Read MoreIntroducing Respect: April 2011’s Powerful Word
This month we will focus on the character concept, “respect.” Respect is at the foundation of every healthy relationship, interaction, and communication. It’s reflected in the way we speak and act. It’s in the way we treat our family, friends, environment and community. It’s also in the way we regard the rights, ideas, and property…
Read MoreDr. Robyn Silverman Announces…The Powerful Word of the Month is Responsibility!
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 these […]