How do I help a child who is painfully shy?
Ed and Dorothy, What do you do with a child who is painfully shy? My 7-year-old daughter won’t speak to other adults and hardly engages with other...
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What to do when consequences don't change behavior?
I adopted my son, Will, when he was 3. Now, at age 10, he seems to enjoy being the class clown. He gets a detention almost daily for disrupting the...
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How do I get my 12-year-old daughter to go to school?
Every morning is a struggle getting my 12-year-old daughter, Layla, to go to school. Last week, I even got a call from school saying she had taken...
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How can I stop my child from hiding food in his room?
Hi Dr. Ed and Dorothy! My foster son is 8, and ever since he arrived, he has been hiding food in his bedroom, and I can’t get him to stop. I have...
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