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A Kids Guide to Study Strategies and AnxietyBusting Tools. Teaches students ways to reduce their anxiety, increase their confidence in school, and study more effectively.
A young girl is worried when she notices that her grandmother is having trouble reading and remembering simple things, until her parents explain to her that her grandmother is suffering from a disorde
Although initially nervous about going to the doctor for a check-up, five-year-old Molly discovers that she is perfectly healthy when the doctor compares her physical characteristics to those of anima
Two years after her parents' divorce, almost-nine-year-old Ginny Morris is still frustrated by trying to keep track of clothing and homework as she moves from one house to another each Sunday, but is