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Is spanking the only way out to correct your errant child's behaviour? Not necessarily.

Parents and teachers find it quite frustrating working with children diagnosed as having a specific learning disability or dyslexia.

Do your child's questions sometimes send you into a spin? Children have an unusual knack for asking questions or acting in ways that can leave their parents speechless. How do parents deal with such situations?

Perhaps no other character has caught the imagination of kids the world over as Harry Potter in recent times.

Children should help their parents in their domestic chores. Child experts feel that such tasks help build self-esteem and make the child more confident.

Family time is at such a premium nowadays that many parents would prefer to spend the few precious moments they have playing or reading with their children, rather than battling with them to do chores.

Despite their busy schedules, fathers can show their children that they care, that they are not far behind mothers when it comes to raising their children. How can they bring these traits to the fore?

Curiosity gets the better of some children, particularly four-year-olds, who think they have a right to have all the answers.

The chase for an affluent lifestyle dictates the attitudes of children towards money.

While it is important that you give your teenaged child sufficient freedom, it is also vital that there should be a check on his activities.

Children from rich families feel they are a special breed and take a lot of things for granted. But they also suffer from a deep-rooted sense of insecurity, perhaps because their parents are not there with them owing to their professional or other commitments.

Children appreciate honesty when you reply to their questions, so it's best to be as straight as possible. It's better to be candid on some issues rather than distort facts