Describes how attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder can make simple tasks difficult. Describes how kids with ADHD can overcome the challenge, with help.

"Divorce and remarriage are fairly common today, but for the kids whose family structure is changing around them it is never easy. Kids adjusting to their parents divorcing or remarring sometimes feel like they are the only ones who have ever felt the things they are feeling. It can be very hard for kids to adjust to having their parents live in separate houses or to getting used to a new stepparent or stepsibling. Despite the challenges, many kids...

"Sometimes, parents aren't able to look after their own kids, for a variety of reasons. When this happens, the kids might live and relatives, or they might enter the foster care system. Kids in the foster care system face a number of unique challenges, and their lives aren't always very easy. Sometimes they are separated from their brothers and sisters, and sometimes they move through may foster homes in a short amount of time. The foster care system...

Discusses unemployment and its effects on the family, including reasons why people lose their jobs and cannot find another, the emotional and economic effects of unemployment, and coping strategies, and provides a story about a girl whose father loses his job.

"How do you feel about yourself? It's natural to have doubts and fears, and to worry that you aren't doing perfectly, but it's also important to really like who you are. Sometimes, people feel badly about themselves because they think they aren't as pretty or as smart or as talented as another person. But nobody is going to be perfect. Nobody is going to be the best and the best looking all the time. Looking deep down and finding those things you...

"Death is scary for everyone, and not just kids. When someone you love dies, you are likely to have a whole lot of different feelings and reactions. You might not believe it's true, you might be really angry, or you might want to cry all the time. All those reactions are normal. It's never easy to deal with death, and it's not easy to know how to talk to someone else who's dealing with it. Some reactions are more helpful than others, though, and talking...