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  • Kids
    Cognitive and Psychological

    How do you know when it's the right time to break the news that Santa isn't real?

  • Kids
    Emotional Development

    After losing her husband to a horrible battle with cancer, a mother wonders how to help her traumatized son.

  • Kids
    Social Development

    Kids this age do not need to have "best friends" to be developing socially.

  • Kids
    Emotional Development

    When a child seem young for his age, his teachers should be able to individualize in a way that will make the boy feel good about himself.

  • Kids
    Social Development

    A child may have the intellectual ability to skip ahead in school, but his social aptitude may be lacking.

  • Kids
    Emotional Development

    Our expert gives some advice on how to help a young man deal with the loss of his father.

  • Kids
    Cognitive and Psychological

    Head rocking is a relatively common activity between three and four years of age. Find out what to do if it persists.

  • Kids
    Social Development

    Is it cause for concern when a six-year-old boy enjoys "cross-dressing"?

  • Kids
    Emotional Development

    An expert explains why punishing a child for refusing to sleep in his own bedroom will not change his behavior.

  • Kids
    Cognitive and Psychological

    Nystagmus is a sign or a symptom of a problem in the brain and/or the nervous system. A pediatric neurologist should be consulted.

  • Kids
    Physical Development

    Questions about an orthopedic disability warrant a second opinion from a health care expert in the same area of specialty.

  • Kids
    Emotional Development

    The desire not to bring your kids sadness on Christmas is understandable, but it is more harmful to ignore their loss.

  • Kids
    Emotional Development

    These days, elementary-school-age children have traded in their early childhood fears of nightmare monsters for terrifying real life fears. Learn how to talk with kids about violence and tragedy, such as school shootings.

  • Kids
    Physical Development

    An experts responds to a parent's question about their son's testicles, which seem retracted.

  • Kids
    Social Development

    Avoiding drugs is a lesson all children should learn. Those in younger grades need only the basics.

  • Kids
    Emotional Development

    Some thumb sucking is common with a third or more of preschool children, and an even smaller percentage of early elementary-aged children.

  • Kids
    Social Development

    Help your shy child get involved in social activities and open lines of communication with the teacher.

  • Kids
    Cognitive and Psychological

    Learn why a child may blame an imaginary friend for her misbehavior, and whether it's a cause for concern.

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