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Sometime during your child’s school years, he’ll open his sweet mouth and out will pop a whopper. If you’re an older mom or dad, you may find he has told his friends you’re his grandparent. Or you may find your daughter, who has never been out of the …

How can I tell if my child has a stuttering problem?The mind of a preschooler is buzzing with questions, commands, and mangled lyrics to Sesame Street songs. Your child is probably still learning how to turn his thoughts into intelligible sounds, and …

How can I tell if my child has a stuttering problem?The mind of a toddler is buzzing with questions, commands, and mangled lyrics to “Sesame Street” songs. Your child is probably still learning how to turn his thoughts into intelligible sounds, and mi…

My well-mannered child has suddenly been replaced by a rude, temperamental lout. Is this normal? Unfortunately, yes. Odds are puberty turned you into a rude, temperamental lout yourself; you’ve just blocked out the memory. The main thing to keep in mi…

Lynn White, an assistant professor of research at Northeast Ohio University’s College of Medicine, recently got a surprise when she tried to pick up her son’s middle-school backpack. The pack didn’t look unusually full, but it weighed somewhere in bet…

How important is it to teach my child good manners? These are the years when your child needs to learn the true meaning of good manners: that if she conducts herself considerately in all sorts of different situations, from visits with relatives to ove…

By Constance MatthiessenIn your baby’s second month, his world grows much larger. He is still drawn to familiar faces, and he sometimes holds eye contact for as long as 10 seconds. In addition to your face, baby’s top 10 list includes high-contrast mo…