When there is a death, children are often neglected mourners. But in order to adapt, adjust, and heal, children need guidance and support from significant adults.
If a child idolizes a sports superstar whose behavior is undesirable, it’s important for parents to point out that people may be fantastically talented in one thing and bad in something else.
Obesity in children can lead to adult weight problems and chronic disease. But unwanted pounds can be taken off overweight kids wisely and without too much fuss – or kept off those otherwise likely to gain.