Childhood Development

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

This article explains how brain chemisty is responsible for learned knowledge functions.

A seven-year-old who experiences the death of a classmate needs empathy, kindness, and understanding.

Find information on ways to promote social skills in your preschooler.

Whenever possible, it's always healthier to let kids work out their differences without the intervention of adults/parents.

A parent wonders if she should be concerned about her son's "perverse nature."

How do you know when it's the right time to break the news that Santa isn't real?

After losing her husband to a horrible battle with cancer, a mother wonders how to help her traumatized son.

Kids this age do not need to have "best friends" to be developing socially.

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.

A child may have the intellectual ability to skip ahead in school, but his social aptitude may be lacking.

Our expert gives some advice on how to help a young man deal with the loss of his father.

Head rocking is a relatively common activity between three and four years of age. Find out what to do if it persists.

Is it cause for concern when a six-year-old boy enjoys "cross-dressing"?

Avoiding drugs is a lesson all children should learn. Those in younger grades need only the basics.

Some thumb sucking is common with a third or more of preschool children, and an even smaller percentage of early elementary-aged children.

Help your shy child get involved in social activities and open lines of communication with the teacher.

Learn why a child may blame an imaginary friend for her misbehavior, and whether it's a cause for concern.

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