Kids

Our expert addresses a parent's concerns about putting her child on ADHD medication.

What can a parent do when her child makes up her mind not to attend a particular school?

Can a discipline problem be chalked up to early school jitters?

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

Professionals who diagnose ADHD use the diagnostic criteria set forth by the American Psychiatric Association (1994) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

The characteristics of ADHD evident 40 years ago are still the same seen today. It is our understanding of ADHD that has evolved.

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

Learn what schools are doing to keep children safe, and what you can do to help promote school safety.

A mother seeks advice on how to help a child respond appropriately to teasing by schoolmates.

A grandmother seeks advice on how to stop her granddaughter's misbehavior.

The many kids who attend child care share their bodily fluids (saliva, for example) and tend to have increased exposure to germs.

Sleep patterns can vary quite a bit from child to child, but there are warning signs to look for.

Learn what you can do for a child that still bed wets at age nine.

When a child backslides into bed wetting, you may need to sort out the motivation for her behavior.

Skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, and seborrhea are very common in young children. Find out what to do.

Find out what our expert has to say about vitamin supplementation for kids.

You can determine how severe an ankle injury appears to be by asking a few simple questions.

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

Find out how to choose the right medicine for a cold.

Learn how you can keep a developmentally-delayed child "mainstreamed" in her physical education class.