Social Development

Nine is far too young to be having a solitary, romantic boyfriend or girlfriend.

At age 10, kids are usually involved in best friend relationships, not in exclusive boyfriend-girlfriend relationships.

Find solutions to the problem of bullies in the classroom.

Discover some ideas for helping a middle-schooler overcome shyness.

An expert advises a parent not to be overly concerned about her son's imaginative, imitative behavior.

Find information on ways to promote social skills in your preschooler.

Whenever possible, it's always healthier to let kids work out their differences without the intervention of adults/parents.

Kids this age do not need to have "best friends" to be developing socially.

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

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

Avoiding drugs is a lesson all children should learn. Those in younger grades need only the basics.

Help your shy child get involved in social activities and open lines of communication with the teacher.

Every child needs to incorporate the learning that he is not the center of the universe.

Just because a child hasn't made any loyal friends doesn't mean she should be removed from school and homeschooled.

There are many different "childhood expert" suggestions for how to talk to your children about childbirth, sex, and sexuality.

This article offers advice on how to help your child make friends.