Childhood Development

If your son wants to make them, those friendships will come naturally.

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

If your child is faced with the prospect of losing a good friend, read these tips to help him cope.

Having imaginary friends is perfectly normal for kids.

A parent asks our expert, "How can I help my son deal with his friend's suicide when he's so far from home?"

A parent considers removing her child from preschool because of an abusive classmate.

Occasionally hugging another classmate is not unacceptable behavior in a six-year-old.

Does a child need help grieving if he isn't showing emotion over the death of his grandmother?

How should a mother handle it when her nine-year-old daughter writes a note to her boyfriend saying she wants have sex with him?

Whenever a child is suffering from the mistreatment of others, the solutions are probably best sought with school officials.

Cremation is a tough concept for young kids to comprehend, but it's much worse to shield them from this ritual.

A mother fears that her son has gender confusion.

Should an eight-year-old be permitted to watch horror movies?

A mother wonders if she should be concerned that her 12-year-old's participation in Little League hasn't been competitive this year.

Young kids benefit from play-acting the roles of their opposite gender parents and caretakers.

Help your children develop their interpersonal smarts with these tips.

Help your children develop their bodily-kinesthetic smarts with these tips.

Help your children develop their spatial smarts with these tips.

A parent wants to know how she can help her solitary 13-year-old.