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October 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Unschooling: Is radical homeschooling right for your child?

Unschooling is a radical form of homeschooling that throws the books out the window on traditional learning. School [School newly corrected: Learning] takes place out of traditional school doors and on the child’s own terms. Today, I sat down with Matt Lauer on The Today Show, to discuss it. How can this work? (1) Know [...]

Unschooling: Is radical homeschooling right for your child? 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: Children, Dr. Robyn Silverman, education, homeschooling, Matt Lauer, Media, Parenting tips, parents, The Today Show, unschooling
October 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Unschooling: Is radical homeschooling right for your child?

Unschooling is a radical form of homeschooling that throws the books out the window on traditional learning. School takes place out of traditional school doors and on the child’s own terms. Today, I sat down with Matt Lauer on The Today Show, to discuss it. As a parent, you may have some questions: (1) Are [...]

Unschooling: Is radical homeschooling right for your child? 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: Children, Dr. Robyn Silverman, education, Matt Lauer, Media, Parenting tips, parents, The Today Show, unschooling
August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Compliment Shutdown: Why Can’t a Woman Take a Compliment?

Do you participate in Compliment Shutdown? Lob: “I love your dress!” Shutdown: “Oh, it’s got a hole in the seam and it only cost 12 bucks.  It’s really a piece of garbage.” Lob: “Your hair looks great!” Shutdown: “Gosh I haven’t washed it in days.  It’s such a mess I don’t know what to do [...]

Compliment Shutdown: Why Can’t a Woman Take a Compliment? 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: Body Image, Character Education, Compliments, Fat Talk, girls, Good Girls Don't Get Fat, Hoda, Kathie Lee, The Today Show, women
August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Compliment Shutdown: Why Can’t a Woman Take a Compliment?

Do you participate in Compliment Shutdown? Lob: “I love your dress!” Shutdown: “Oh, it’s got a hole in the seam and it only cost 12 bucks.  It’s really a piece of garbage.” Lob: “Your hair looks great!” Shutdown: “Gosh I haven’t washed it in days.  It’s such a mess I don’t know what to do [...]

Compliment Shutdown: Why Can’t a Woman Take a Compliment? 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: Body Image, Character Education, Fat Talk, girls, Good Girls Don't Get Fat, Hoda, Kathie Lee, The Today Show, women
May 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Dr. Robyn Silverman on The Today Show: Talking to Children about bin Laden’s Death

After the death of Osama bin Laden, there have been many questions from parents about how to talk to children about this event.  I was thrilled to be on The Today Show with Matt Lauer and Gail Saltz this morning talking about this very topic. In Monday’s post, I gave several examples of what parents [...]

Dr. Robyn Silverman on The Today Show: Talking to Children about bin Laden’s Death 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: Children, Dr. Robyn Silverman, Gail Saltz, Matt Lauer, Open-mindedness, Osama bin Laden, Parenting tips, The Today Show, Tolerance
April 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Are 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

Filed Under: Back-seat-driver parenting, Character Education, Children, Dr. Robyn Silverman, Helicopter Parenting, Parenting Expert, Parenting tips, powerful words, respect, The Today Show
April 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Are 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

Filed Under: Character Education, Children, Dr. Robyn Silverman, Helicopter Parenting, Parenting Expert, Parenting tips, powerful words, respect, The Today Show
April 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Dr. Robyn Silverman on The Today Show: The Boy with the Pink Toenails

Does acceptance come only in blue for boys? First. Let’s be clear—this is an ad for JCrew to get people buying their product- so we don’t even know if this is real life or not. It is a staged, well-lit, photo used to highlight JCrew’s nailpolish and striped shirt. This is not a candid shot [...]

Dr. Robyn Silverman on The Today Show: The Boy with the Pink Toenails 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: attachment, Boys, Character Education, controversy, gender identity, jcrew, Meredith Vieira, Parenting tips, play, The Today Show
November 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Dr. Robyn Silverman on The Today Show Talking about Body Image & Her New Book!

Dr. Robyn sat down with Meredith Vieira on The Today Show to talk about body image, her book Good Girls Don’t Get Fat, and the alarming trends of low body esteem in girls. A recent poll shows that 95 percent of girls between the ages of 16 and 21 want to change their bodies in [...]

Dr. Robyn Silverman on The Today Show Talking about Body Image & Her New Book! 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: body esteem, Body Image, dieting, Dr. Robyn Silverman, Featured, girls, Good Girls Don't Get Fat, Meredith Vieira, Parenting tips, professional speaker, self esteem, The Today Show