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Kids, Childhood Development
Kids, Childhood Development
By Dr. Chelsea Hetherington, Ph.D.
Kids, Childhood Development, Building Self Esteem
By Katharine Chan, MSc, BSc, PMP
Kids, Childhood Development, Emotional Development
By Stephanie Sokol
  • 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
    Cognitive and Psychological

    Learn whether HGH testing is recommended for a small 12-year-old boy.

  • Kids
    Physical Development

    Is there really such a thing as "growing pains"? Find out what our expert has to say.

  • Kids
    Emotional Development

    What can you say to children ages three and five about their grandmother dying?

  • Kids
    Building Self Esteem

    A parent who encourages her child's curiosity, values his opinions, offers him choices, and gives him her attention is not being "too indulgent."

  • Kids
    Building Self Esteem

    Low self-esteem can begin in kindergarten, when many kids start comparing themselves to their classmates on all fronts.

  • Kids
    Emotional Development

    No matter how "cool" a nice pair of glasses look on a teen, he may have trouble suddenly looking like a "four-eyes."

  • Kids
    Emotional Development

    If a father thinks that displays of emotion are unmanly or wimpy, his young son will learn to hide his feelings.

  • 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.

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