Kids say the main reason they bring guns to school is to protect themselves from real and/or potential violence.
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Is there a way to stop a toddler from nail biting?
Kids who have always been labeled as very bright often don't know how to handle the confusion and fear of coming up against concepts and/or content that they can't understand immediately.
Many kids believe that if they were better kids -- i.e., performed perfectly -- their parents never would have become angry with each other and divorced.
Rather than debate the value of labeling kids as gifted, our expert tells a mother not to worry that her child is not in gifted classes.
The reward-and-punishment system does a poor job at teaching kids to be responsible for their own behavior; it makes parents responsible for it.
I suggest you and your husband make an all-out effort to leave this bad situation and find the best daycare arrangements possible.
It's important to keep a three-year-old's life as secure and predictable as possible, and with as many regular pleasing rituals as possible.
Kids need to grieve over their pet's death and move through all the stages of that grieving process.
Giving your daughter consequences and/or taking away privileges is inappropriate and is not going to help the problem.
There are many different "childhood expert" suggestions for how to talk to your children about childbirth, sex, and sexuality.
Do you know what your teacher knows about your child's disability?
The differences between boys and girls start out long before the teenage years. Find out how boys and girls grow up differently.
What causes stress in kids? The top 10 sources of stress might surprise you.
Learn how you can make school easier and more comfortable for your child with diabetes.
These guidelines will help you to determine when to keep your child home from school.
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