Kids

There is not an exact age that is appropriate for switching a child to an "adult" doctor.

Once your child is exposed to chickenpox, you won't know whether she has it for at least 10 days and for as long as 21 days.

Find out what to do when your child's teachers can't figure out why his reading skills are not advancing.

What can you say to children ages three and five about their grandmother dying?

Today's kids are being exposed to far more anxiety-provoking information than past generations.

Find out what you should do before scheduling allergy testing for your child.

Hepatitis A usually lasts several weeks, but prolonged or relapsing disease can last as long as 6 months.

Meningitis is a disease that is passed from person to person in close contact with mouth and nasal secretions.

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

A mother wants to know how to explain sex to her five-year-old in a way that's appropriate to her age.

An expert explains why punishing a child for refusing to sleep in his own bedroom will not change his behavior.

The desire not to bring your kids sadness on Christmas is understandable, but it is more harmful to ignore their loss.

The best treatment for eczema is to control the environmental things that irritate the disease, such as avoiding contact with things known to trigger itching and scratching.

Should a child with special needs attend a particular type of kindergarten program?

Taking away recess as punishment often causes more problems than it solves.

A parent who encourages her child's curiosity, values his opinions, offers him choices, and gives him her attention is not being "too indulgent."

A teacher wonders how to work with a child with selective mutism.

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.