Kids

Some thumb sucking is common with a third or more of preschool children, and an even smaller percentage of early elementary-aged children.

Learn the next steps after initial LD testing.

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

Low self-esteem can begin in kindergarten, when many kids start comparing themselves to their classmates on all fronts.

A parent seeks advice on how to help her son deal with bullies.

At age three, kids are notorious for being picky or even refusing to eat.

Every year over 200,000 children visit U.S. emergency rooms for injuries sustained on playgrounds. Schools need to address this problem.

Our expert gives advice to a stepparent whose 14-year-old is reading at second-grade level.

Learn why a child may blame an imaginary friend for her misbehavior, and whether it's a cause for concern.

A mother confesses that her yelling has led her son to consider it an acceptable form of communicating.

Mom think son should be tested for learning disability; father thinks he's just lazy.

Decongestant nose spray is not routinely recommended for toddlers.

Scoliosis in a six-year-old is a bit unusual, and warrants an evaluation by an orthopedic surgeon.

A parent wonders whether her child's needs would be better served by a private school than a public school.

Find out when swollen glands should be a cause for concern.

What can a mother do to help her daughter eat right and get some exercise?

A mother wonders how to help her dyslexic child, who misses a lot of social cues and misreads situations and intended messages.

An experts responds to a parent's question about their son's testicles, which seem retracted.