Grade-schoolers aren't exactly paragons of respectful behavior. In fact, it might often seem like their whole purpose in life is to ruffle your feathers. That's perfectly normal; kids this age love to ...

A 12-year old girl tells me she does not want to start her new middle school next week because she fears being teased for being Latina-American. I believe her… she has been struggling with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Lilly, meet Joel," said a friend of mine to his daughter. "Nice to meet you, Lilly," I said. Lilly said "Hi," smiling sweetly.

Over the past 40 years or so, child advocates have given a good amount of lip service to the view that adults, especially educators, should respect children's "individual differences." In theory, this ...