Expert Advice
Kids
Violent 10-Year-Old BoyViolent behavior signals the need for counseling as soon as possible.Kids
Ten-Year-Old Is UnresponsiveThese changes are normal and healthy in a 10-year-old, even if there are some behaviors that annoy and frustrate you.Kids
Corporal Punishment in SchoolAn expert explains why corporal punishment is not a healthy discipline technique in school or in the family.Kids
Back-to-School Discipline ProblemCan a discipline problem be chalked up to early school jitters?Kids
Granddaughter Is Stealing and LyingA grandmother seeks advice on how to stop her granddaughter's misbehavior.Kids
Child Always ArguesSuggestions on how to deal with an argumentative eight-year-old.Kids
No Recess as Punishment?Taking away recess as punishment often causes more problems than it solves.Kids
Four-Year-Old Sticks Her Tongue outGet advice on how to handle a problem behavior in a four-year-old.Kids
Bad Yelling HabitA mother confesses that her yelling has led her son to consider it an acceptable form of communicating.Kids
Fourteen-Year-Old Ran Away TwiceA mother wonders how she can best deal with a 14-year-old daughter who has run away twice.Kids
Niece Has Been StealingA woman who has been raising her five-year-old niece seeks advice on what to do about her stealing.Kids
Daughter Won't ListenOur expert is concerned that a parent's attempts to correct a "listening" problem appear to be forms of punishment.Kids
Standing Up to BulliesA parents wants to know how to teach her 11-year-old son to deal with his anger and respond appropriately to kids who pick on him.Kids
Ten-Year-Old Is Way Too LoudAn expert explains how to handle inappropriate outbursts from a ten-year-old.Kids
Twelve-Year-Old Throws TantrumWhen a child throws a violent tantrum, it's time to have a heart-to-heart.Kids
Competitive Seven-Year-OldSometimes a child needs a different world view -- one that doesn't insist on him being first at everything he does.Kids
Teens Stealing from MomAfter such a serious infraction, these teens will have to work to reclaim their position in the family as people who can be trusted.Kids
Moderating Mom's BehaviorWhen a parent is consistently too harsh with her kids, a family therapist can help to restore a happier, healthier family life.Kids
Aggressive Five-Year-OldWhatever you do, don't let someone start convincing you that you could control your child's impulses by medicating him.Kids
Discipline Techniques for a Three-Year-OldThe reward-and-punishment system does a poor job at teaching kids to be responsible for their own behavior; it makes parents responsible for it.