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Kids
RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)RSV is the most common cause of bronchiolitis (infection of the small air tubes of the lungs) and pneumonia (infection in the lung tissue) in young infants and children.
Kids
Anxiety and Problem Solving in Kids with LDThere is a relationship between anxiety and problem solving skills (and more) in all children, and especially those with learning disabilities.
School and Learning
LD Class Size Too LargeA parent asks how she might go about getting the class numbers lowered in order to improve the learning in a special ed classroom.
School and Learning
Dyslexia and the LawIf your child is diagnosed with dyslexia but gets no help from the school, where can you go for assisted help?
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In-School TutoringWhen a child qualifies for in-school tutoring but wants to enjoy the regular classroom day, can her parents insist she be tutored before or after her regular classes?
Toddlers
Delayed Speech DevelopmentA parent seeks help for her son, aged two years nine months, who has delayed speech development.
Kids
Handling Back TalkA mother asks how she can teach her six-year-old with ADHD and Asperger's syndrome to respect adults.
Kids
Child's New School Denies Special EdWhat can you do when your child begins at a new school and is denied the special ed services he used to receive under a 504 plan?
School and Learning
College for AdultsOur expert advises a 38-year-old who wants to go to college, but had a bad high-school experience.
School and Learning
Poor Study Habits in Fifth-GraderFind out what you should do when your child has poor study habits and poor retention.
Kids
CP and School PerformanceMany teachers are not well-versed in how CP manifests itself in the classroom.
Kids
ADHD and HandwritingMany students with ADHD do in fact have problems with the fine motor coordination necessary for writing.
Teens
Teen Won't Put in Effort at SchoolThere are so many things going on in the mind and body of a 15-year-old girl, all of them <i>intense</i>!
School and Learning
Ready for Preschool?Our expert cautions a parent not to feel pressured to place her daughter in a formal school setting.
School and Learning
Unmotivated High-School SeniorThere is no reason to panic just because an 18-year-old does not want to go to college or get a job. Here's what you should do.
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.

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