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By Dr. Kalman Heller, Child and Family Psychologist

Children Articles

Pros and Cons of Summer Tutoring

Weighing whether summer tutoring is actually worth it for your child.

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Are We There Yet?

Surviving long car rides with kids in the back seat.

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Losing Your Temper: Why Parents Blow It and How to Recover

Why even good parents lose their cool sometimes, and how to repair things afterward.

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Helping Children to Return to School

Easing the transition back to school after a break or a rough stretch.

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Medication and Children: Use Caution, Not Overreaction

A level headed look at medicating children for behavioral or attention issues.

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To Retain or Not Retain?

Weighing the pros and cons of holding a child back a grade.

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