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I have a four-year-old son who bites his nails. How can I keep him from chewing on them? ...

To learn to deal with stress, a child needs to develop an inner watchdog that can recognize when emotions, duties and responsibilities could or...

Dear Don and Jeanne: Our concern is over our 6 1/2 year-old daughter's recent change in disposition. She was a carefree, pleasant, fun-loving child...

My daughter just started first grade. Today was day 5. She would not go into the class and cried. The teacher told me that...

How do you help an 11-year-old who is constantly afraid in his/her own home? The child is afraid that someone is hiding and going...

For kindergartners, the back-to-school season ought to be called the going-to-big-kids'-school-for-the-first-time-ever season. While all children handle the start of school differently, it's very common...

Children can be traumatized by the tragic events they see reported on the news. There are, however, ways parents can help their children respond...

This is excerpted from the book, Becoming the Parent You Want to Be: A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years" by Laura...

I have a very sensitive eight-year-old daughter. She is the oldest of my two children. She has mood swings, crying at the drop of...