Childhood Development
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KidsCognitive and Psychological
How do you know when it's the right time to break the news that Santa isn't real?
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KidsEmotional Development
After losing her husband to a horrible battle with cancer, a mother wonders how to help her traumatized son.
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KidsSocial Development
Kids this age do not need to have "best friends" to be developing socially.
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KidsEmotional Development
When a child seem young for his age, his teachers should be able to individualize in a way that will make the boy feel good about himself.
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KidsSocial Development
A child may have the intellectual ability to skip ahead in school, but his social aptitude may be lacking.
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KidsEmotional Development
Our expert gives some advice on how to help a young man deal with the loss of his father.
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KidsCognitive and Psychological
Head rocking is a relatively common activity between three and four years of age. Find out what to do if it persists.
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KidsSocial Development
Is it cause for concern when a six-year-old boy enjoys "cross-dressing"?
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KidsEmotional Development
If a father thinks that displays of emotion are unmanly or wimpy, his young son will learn to hide his feelings.
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KidsEmotional Development
An expert explains why punishing a child for refusing to sleep in his own bedroom will not change his behavior.
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KidsCognitive and Psychological
Nystagmus is a sign or a symptom of a problem in the brain and/or the nervous system. A pediatric neurologist should be consulted.
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KidsPhysical Development
Questions about an orthopedic disability warrant a second opinion from a health care expert in the same area of specialty.
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KidsEmotional Development
The desire not to bring your kids sadness on Christmas is understandable, but it is more harmful to ignore their loss.
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KidsEmotional Development
These days, elementary-school-age children have traded in their early childhood fears of nightmare monsters for terrifying real life fears. Learn how to talk with kids about violence and tragedy, such as school shootings.
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KidsPhysical Development
An experts responds to a parent's question about their son's testicles, which seem retracted.
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KidsSocial Development
Avoiding drugs is a lesson all children should learn. Those in younger grades need only the basics.
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KidsEmotional Development
Some thumb sucking is common with a third or more of preschool children, and an even smaller percentage of early elementary-aged children.
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KidsSocial Development
Help your shy child get involved in social activities and open lines of communication with the teacher.
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