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September 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Helping Children Deal with Bullying: Creating Social Goals as a Solution

Bullying. There is no magic bullet to deal with it or prevent it. As you may recall, NJ has implemented more stringent laws to deal with those who bully and to rally those in the schools to be more vigilant and proactive (I spoke about this on Fox news here). As you can imagine, that [...]

Helping Children Deal with Bullying: Creating Social Goals as a Solution is a post from: Dr. Robyn Silverman – Child Development Specialist, Body Image Expert, Success Coach & the Creator of the Powerful Words Character Development System

Filed Under: Bullying, character, Character Education, Child Development, Dr. Karen D. Rudolph, Dr. Robyn Silverman, Parenting tips, Research, University of Illinois
September 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Preschool Children & the Effects of Fast-Paced TV? Dr. Robyn Silverman talks about a new study

Isn’t it true? Most of us these days probably have the TV on at some point during the day—but we probably haven’t given too much thought about it’s effect on executive function. My preschooler, Tallie, loves her daily dose of Sesame Street in the morning. Most of the parents I know allow there children to [...]

Preschool Children & the Effects of Fast-Paced TV? Dr. Robyn Silverman talks about a new study is a post from: Dr. Robyn Silverman – Child Development Specialist, Body Image Expert, Success Coach & the Creator of the Powerful Words Character Development System

Filed Under: Angeline Lillard, Character Education, Dr. Robyn Silverman, Dr. Roshini Raj, exposure, Jennifer Peterson, Media, Mr. Rogers, Nickelodeon, Parenting tips, Research, Savannah Guthrie, screen time, Sesame Street, Spongebob Squarepants, study, TV
September 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Children & Swearing: Dr. Robyn Silverman on Good Morning America as Child/Teen Development Expert

// A new study is telling us that children as young as 2 years old are swearing more than ever.
Of course they are!
We see so much more swearing through TV, internet, and other technology that it’s become normalized. Something like WTF has become part of the culture that it’s like an entity in itself- people [...]

Filed Under: character development, Character Education, Children, cussing, Dr. Robyn Silverman, Parenting, Parenting tips, powerful words, Research, study, swearing
September 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment

New Study Says Weight Teasing Has Profound Effects On Preteens and Teens

We know that bullying and relational aggression can strip children of their dignity, self esteem, and desire to go to school.  Having focused on appearance-based discrimination in my own research and in preparation for writing Good Girls Don’t Get Fat, I quickly realized that what I termed “body bashing” or “body bullying” can [...]

Filed Under: body esteem, Body Image, Confidence, Dr. Robyn Silverman, Good Girls Don't Get Fat, Pediatric Psychology, Research, Timothy D. Nelson, Weight