Even though we’re in the home stretch of the school year, we started my tweenager on Ritalin today to help control her...

As a middle school speech and language therapist, I work with students who have trouble understanding language concepts, need help with their social skills, or have difficulty saying correct sounds. Between providing therapy and...

I don’t remember what I called other adults when I was growing up. I assume I called the parents of some friends “Mom” or “Dad,” but I just can’t remember for sure. I was first called Ms....

My 13 year old daughter didn’t complete her French homework two days in a row and gave the teacher all sorts of ‘tude’ when questioned about it.  She ran down her usual list of excuses when she got caught:...