Your child's anxieties and fears are as real and important to her as yours are to you. Here, ways to help her through it all.
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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...
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...
My daughter just started first grade. Today was day 5. She would not go into the class and cried. The teacher told me that...
Okay, I admit it. It is sensible to fear the ocean, to some extent. Our 10-year-old son just won't go in if there are...
Children can be traumatized by the tragic events they see reported on the news. There are, however, ways parents can help their children respond...
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...
I have two fantastic kids. One is in first grade and the other in fourth grade. They do well in school and participate in...