Linda Silbert, Ph.D. and Al Silbert, Ed.D.
Linda & Alvin Silbert have dedicated over thirty-five years to the growth and enhancement of children's intellectual, emotional, and social development. They have written over forty books, for children in kindergarten through college, which have sold over one million copies.
Their most recent release, with the Foreword written by Al Roker (Co-Host of NBC's Today Show) is "Why Bad Grades Happen to God Kids - What Parent Need to Know, What Parents Need to Do".
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Articles by Linda Silbert, Ph.D. and Al Silbert, Ed.D.
March 12, 2008
This is about Billy, but it could just as easily be about any child. Billy, a belligerent eighth grader, was failing three out of his five subjects. He had trouble getting his homework done and stayed in his room for hours playing online video games and interacting with his friends. His Mom questioned him every day after school about his homework and his father continuously harangued him about shutting down his computer. In addition, his Mom and Dad fought with each other on a daily basis as to what was wrong with Billy. Was Billy just lazy? Did Billy have ADD? Maybe Billy had a learning disability that had been overlooked. What happened to that bright-eyed little boy that used to want to please them?
March 10, 2008
Do you want to help boost your childrenīs self-esteem? Surprisingly, a good place to start is to think about your self-esteem. Do you have high self-esteem? Do you have a fulfilling life? While you are building good self-esteem in your child, it is just as important for you to be a good role model yourself, and to help them find and observe other good role models.
Children have a better chance of developing high self-esteem when those closest to them, primarily their parents, demonstrate high self-esteem. After all, children learn from modeled behavior.