Childhood Development
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KidsCognitive and Psychological
How do you know when it's the right time to break the news that Santa isn't real?
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KidsEmotional Development
After losing her husband to a horrible battle with cancer, a mother wonders how to help her traumatized son.
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KidsSocial Development
Kids this age do not need to have "best friends" to be developing socially.
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KidsEmotional 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.
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KidsSocial Development
A child may have the intellectual ability to skip ahead in school, but his social aptitude may be lacking.
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KidsEmotional Development
Our expert gives some advice on how to help a young man deal with the loss of his father.
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KidsCognitive and Psychological
Head rocking is a relatively common activity between three and four years of age. Find out what to do if it persists.
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KidsSocial Development
Is it cause for concern when a six-year-old boy enjoys "cross-dressing"?
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KidsCognitive and Psychological
Learn whether HGH testing is recommended for a small 12-year-old boy.
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KidsPhysical Development
Is there really such a thing as "growing pains"? Find out what our expert has to say.
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KidsEmotional Development
What can you say to children ages three and five about their grandmother dying?
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KidsBuilding 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."
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KidsBuilding Self Esteem
Low self-esteem can begin in kindergarten, when many kids start comparing themselves to their classmates on all fronts.
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KidsEmotional Development
No matter how "cool" a nice pair of glasses look on a teen, he may have trouble suddenly looking like a "four-eyes."
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KidsEmotional Development
If a father thinks that displays of emotion are unmanly or wimpy, his young son will learn to hide his feelings.
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KidsEmotional Development
An expert explains why punishing a child for refusing to sleep in his own bedroom will not change his behavior.
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KidsCognitive 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.
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KidsPhysical 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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