Kids

Scoliosis in a six-year-old is a bit unusual, and warrants an evaluation by an orthopedic surgeon.

A parent wonders whether her child's needs would be better served by a private school than a public school.

Find out when swollen glands should be a cause for concern.

What can a mother do to help her daughter eat right and get some exercise?

A mother wonders how to help her dyslexic child, who misses a lot of social cues and misreads situations and intended messages.

An experts responds to a parent's question about their son's testicles, which seem retracted.

A combination of medical, behavioral, and educational therapies usually results in the best long-term outcome for children with ADD.

An expert advises against any formal computer training for a three-year-old -- not now, and not for many, many years.

Many child safety advocates have argued that any child ID should not be visible or easily accessible to others; the fear of child abduction has spawned these fears.

At age 14, many teens demonstrate this type of behavior with their younger siblings.

A mother seeks advice on how to change her daughter's tendency to place her interests and happiness below those of others.

Our expert is concerned that a parent's attempts to correct a "listening" problem appear to be forms of punishment.

A parents wants to know how to teach her 11-year-old son to deal with his anger and respond appropriately to kids who pick on him.

A mother wonder how she can get her six-year-old daughter with Down Syndrome to cooperate on routine tasks like dressing and eating.

The unfortunate reality about being a small boy in this culture is that one will most likely receive jibes for it throughout childhood.

When a child has trouble with classmates, it helps to look for friendships outside of school -- in social, civic, athletic, religious, and volunteer kids' groups.

An expert explains how to handle inappropriate outbursts from a ten-year-old.

A parent who questions an ADD diagnosis in her child is advised to rethink the child's school problems.