A majority of kids have school-related worries, a recent survey found and there are ways to help ease their stress. According to a survey from Nemours Children's Health, 64% of children ages 9 to ...

etc.). We might expect that the tragedy of losing a father to death could send a kid off the rails, but this group fares surprisingly well in my class. It’s the second group that worries me.

“The sky is the limit!” What we did not expect is our middle child to take that phrase literally. Nick was never a fan of school. He did well, but never loved it. His senior year in high school, he ...

Even before Covid, the idea that schools should be concerned about truancy was becoming passé. Why track down absent kids and punish their parents? They are probably struggling with other things.