Your child is having daily meltdowns about school, and everyone keeps telling you to "give it time." But that nagging feeling in your gut says this isn't just typical adjustment stuff—and you're right. Here's what most parents don't realize: school refusal isn't about being difficult or manipulative. It's your child's nervous system saying something feels genuinely unsafe. Discover the real reasons behind school struggles and the specific strategies that actually help children feel confident and capable in the classroom.

Your preschooler sees kids playing at the park and wants to join, but they either hover at the edge looking lost or barrel right in and accidentally ruin the game. Here's what most parents don't realize: "joining in" isn't something children automatically know how to do. Discover how PEERS® for Preschoolers teaches you to coach friendship skills in real-world moments that actually matter.

It happens in slow motion—you see your child standing alone while other kids walk away, or they announce, "No one wants to play with me." Every protective instinct fires, and you want to fix their social world immediately. But those painful moments aren't problems to be solved—they're how children learn to navigate relationships and build the resilience at the heart of healthy child social development.