Words can hurt: teaching kids better ways to express anger
Kids with learning and attention difficulties may lash out with angry, hurtful words when upset. Help yours find a better way to blow off steam.
Helping kids with learning difficulties cope with loss
Learn how do tragedy and grief can affect kids with learning difficulties -- and how you can help them cope.
Fostering motivation in kids with learning and attention problems
Learn how to help kids sustain the joy of learning for its own sake in the face of their struggles and frustrations.
5 easy ways to exercise your child's creativity
In our busy family lives, it's easy to forget that children need time to do what comes naturally: let their imaginations run wild.
Social and emotional health: media role models
Your child is bombarded with media messages about ethics and values that often run counter to yours. Here is what you can do to counter them.
Asian parents and success: authors answer your questions
Our article, How Do Asian Students Get to the Top of the Class?, prompted an enormous number of comments and questions from you. We asked the authors, Jane Kim and Dr. Soo Kim Abboud, to answer some of the questions.
A teacher's formula to build self-esteem in kids with LD
A teacher of students with learning disabilities (LD) describes how she encourages good behavior, provides information about LD, builds skills, and values uniqueness in her students.
Dr. Hallowell talks to teens: do you feel worried or sad?
Dr. Edward Hallowell speaks honestly to teens with LD and ADHD about depression and anxiety. In this article, he shares his personal and professional insights.
Emotions play a role in how kids learn
An expert explains how emotions affect your child's learning, memory, and performance in school.
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