Friday Musings: An Opinion Piece by Dr. Robyn Silverman
There are times when you have a bag in each hand, a box on your head, and your keys dangling from your mouth and nobody would think to help you. We’re just not in the land of compassion. People are self-centered—listening to their i-pods, playing with their [...]
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Is your child telling lies?
By: Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman
The Powerful Word of the month for June will be honesty. So to give you a jump on thinking of this very important character concept, let’s bring the point of lying out into the open. After all, lying is very much part of growing up [...]
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Here is a video clip of an instructor that is helping kids change their lives in Cuba
Parents: Could getting your child involved in making lunch simply end up creating a mess of unappetizing foods not even appealing to a hungry dog? It doesn’t have to be! (Enjoy this short piece of nostalgia on Lilly Tomlin’s Edith Ann, creating her lunch masterpiece from Sesame Street, above.)
Since the article on vending machines [...]
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We often hear that parents must serve as role models for their children. “Monkey See, Monkey Do.” Since the Powerful Word of the month is compassion for all Powerful Words Member Schools, it’s a great time to demonstrate ways to be compassionate at home. After all, when you show kindness, your children will learn [...]
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As we’ve covered in the past, A 2001 Harvard School of Public Health study found that for each soda or juice drink a child drinks a day, the child’s odds of becoming overweight increase 1.6 times.
Two angry Moms, Amy Kalafa and Susan Rubin, would be horrified. With their documentary, they’ve been trying to make [...]
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I just came from the new location of SIDEKICKS in Lithia where construction has begun on the buildout for our new location.
This is very exciting because even though all you could see is where they’re laying the plumbing you can start to get an understanding of where the bathrooms are going to be. The two [...]
Friday Musings: An Opinion Piece by Dr. Robyn Silverman
Hold onto your tempers and excuse my temporary sarcasm. The last few weeks offer a bumpy, pot-hole infested ride.
Recently, it seems that free speech has been taken to the limit but at the same time, convoluted messages are being sent and practiced all over the US. My [...]
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Pastor Forrest Pollack and Son Found in Wreckage
Senior Pastor of Bell Shoals Baptist Church (From their Web Site)
“We regret to inform you, that at approximately 11 AM this morning we learned that search and rescue teams found the aircraft of Pastor Forrest Pollock in the mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina. Pastor Pollock, 44 and [...]
Virtually anyone who has come to be a black belt in the martial arts has had a mentor to guide them and help them on their path. In my case, it was and still is Master Robert Sparks. A mentor is a friend, a teacher, a coach, a trusted advisor, a counselor, and a person [...]