Kids

Just because children can learn the material does not mean that challenging them is in their best interests.

After losing her husband to a horrible battle with cancer, a mother wonders how to help her traumatized son.

Assuming your child has been healthy up to this point, there is little reason to think that shingles indicates a problem with her immune system.

Our expert reassures a parent who hesitates to put her child on Ritalin® (methylphenidate).

Where can a stepparent turn to gain an understanding of a child's ADHD and treatment?

What should you do when three professionals give three different diagnoses?

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

A successful repeat of a grade doesn't qualify your child to then skip a grade.

A woman seeks advice on how she can help her husband and son, who both have ADHD.

A mother complains that her child's teachers do not look at her ADHD, but think she is lazy and not living up to her potential.

Our expert suggests next steps for a boy whose teacher did not give him proper support.

What sort of interventions are recommended for a child with low IQ?

When you suspect LD in your child and he refuses to be tested, what should you do?

Can a child's resistance to medication be used as a way to help him become more efficient?

Learn how to identify whether ADHD is getting in the way of your child's learning, and what steps to take next.

Our expert advises a mother whose child has gone through seven different educational placements.

Children are sometimes misdiagnosed as having ADHD, when it's really a learning disability known as CAPD.

Some of the traits noted in children with ADHD are also seen in children who are gifted or talented.