Kids

When your child suffers a major humiliation, a private meeting with the school's guidance counselor is called for.

Suggestions on how to deal with an argumentative eight-year-old.

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.

Learn what can happen when there is a blow to a tooth, and what you should do about it.

Our expert addresses a mother's concern that her four-year-old gets sick more than he should.

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

A mother describes the aberrant/regressive behavior her kids are displaying in the wake of their nanny leaving.

A mother asks how she can help her son who has ADHD and Tourette's syndrome.

Learn what our expert has to say about how long a child should stay home from school when he has a fever.

A mother wonders how she can best deal with a 14-year-old daughter who has run away twice.

Osteogenesis Imperfecta is classified as an orthopedic disability, which would mandate an IEP for a child.

Both warm and cool mist humidifiers accomplish the same thing -- getting moisture into the air.

The symptoms of a sinus infection are different for children than for adolescents and adults.

A mother who has been successfully home schooling her daughter wants her to return to school, but fears she won't do well.

Get information about Osgood Slaughters disease, which causes bone inflammation below the kneecap.

If a parent won't allow her child to attend parties at homes where the parents are away, is she being overprotective?

Nystagmus is a sign or a symptom of a problem in the brain and/or the nervous system. A pediatric neurologist should be consulted.