Kids

When you think your child is depressed, but the school psychologist and pediatrician disagree, what should you do?

A parent believes that her five-year-old, who comes from a non-English-speaking household, is being incorrectly identified as having LD.

What are the benefits of enrolling your child in a class that combines coursework from different grade levels?

When your teenager has ADHD, ODD, and LD, it's wise to be proactive and plan ahead to meet his needs in high school.

Read an expert's advice on how to go about getting children tested for ADHD.

Learn about positive discipline to deal with a child who insists on pushing your buttons at home.

Learn how you can help your school assess a child who is recovering from trauma.

Find out how to help a child who gets nervous about school to the point of nausea.

A gifted child is worried because her grades in science and math have begun to slip.

Competition -- whether in sports, academics, or the arts -- can show any person how to deal with both success and defeat.

When a child has tested as gifted but the timing isn't right to get gifted services at a new school, her parent should take action.

Talking about one's feelings can help solve anger and frustration.

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

In general, children attend special-education classes if their academic and/or social needs cannot be met in a less restrictive environment.

Most teachers have had minimal or no course work about the needs of children with ADHD.

Find information about testing for ADHD.

Avoid using any product for ADHD that has not been rigorously tested both for safety and for effectiveness.

A parent who seeks a new school for her son wants to know what questions to ask about teaching methods for nonverbal LD.