Childhood Development

Bragging about his abilities can easily cause a child trouble socially.

Sexual curiosity of this nature at your daughter's age is a normal part of her development.

What can you do to encourage a child to make real friends and take part in social activities?

Is it unreasonable to forbid an 11-year-old from hanging out at the mall unsupervised with kids you don't know well, and/or without the presence of an adult?

Here's what to do when your child fears getting up in front of groups.

When medication is failing to make a child "available to learn," an adjustment or change may be called for.

When a child has trouble making friends in school, consider getting him involved in outside activities.

When a student is being harassed, the school may need to step in.

Find out what to do when your child is academically proficient but socially and emotionally deficient.

When a child is ready to progress academically, she may not necessarily be as emotionally well-developed as her peers.

An expert advises the parents of a teen who is troubled after witnessing an attempted suicide.

Just because a child is a loner doesn't mean a teacher should try to force him to socialize.

Most young children are sensitive and worry about making friends, but when these feelings become a problem you can help.

Bossiness can keep a child from making friends.

You can help your child make friends.

A gifted child should be encouraged to work at his level, as well as to spend class time with age mates for social development.

When a younger child is determined to prove she's as "grown up" as her older sibling, parental intervention may be required.

An expert praises a mother for discussing sex with her 8-year-old son when the time was right.