My son is 5 years old, and he has a terrible time sharing. He gets upset when he isn't in control while playing with other kids. I've tried to teach him about sharing, but he doesn't get it. Are there any techniques out there that...
My son is 5 years old. In his school they are expected to go to the lunch room first thing in the morning.
Every kid in the whole school is in there from kindergarten through sixth grade, and for some reason he is scared to...
My second-grader does not want to go to school. She tells me there is a group of girls who constantly tease her and keep her away from her best friend. They tell her best friend not to play with her and make her choose sides...
My daughter is very bossy. Her teacher told me that she tells the other kids in her class what to do and how to complete their work. When the teacher calls her on this behavior, she gets upset. but does not change her behavior. At...
How does one get a child to stop telling lies, for example denying she took something from someone else, and just boldly lying about it?
It's so difficult when one doesn't have actual proof but knows from past experience the child is deliberately lying, and...
My son is fairly immature for a 10-year-old, both socially and academically. He is forgetful, disorganized and childish, which sometimes gets in the way of schoolwork and friendships.
He's been tested for ADD, but he didn't meet enough of the criteria. He is smart...
My second-grade daughter is very bright. She reads at almost the fifth-grade level. The problem is that she is so hard on herself! She is often upset if she doesn't win at a math game and it can ruin her whole day. Despite encouragement at...
My second-grader has difficulty sharing and playing with others. She seems almost angry. There has been a lot going on in her life over the past year. I also notice that she tries to do things on her own and not in front of others...
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