Four-Year-Old Anger Issues

Dear Susan, My four-year-old daughter can be really mean to other children. When she plays with other kids and things don’t go her way, like if she loses a game, or they have to leave before she wants them to, she sometimes has a tantrum and has even hit and bitten other kids. Should I […]

Overscheduling Children

Dear Susan, My eleven-year-old son has always been very active. He plays soccer, takes violin lessons, and karate, swims and goes to Scouts. But lately he seems to be tired and cranky and is resisting all his previous activities. He says he just wants to hang around with his friends. We are an active family […]