Today, Dr. Mary is discussing the concept of resiliency in children and ways that we can help to raise the resiliency of our own kids.

Q: A teacher friend of mine has mentioned the importance of "resilient" children and how her school has started to teach parents ways to promote resilience at home. What exactly is this and why is it important?

Today, Dr. Mary is discussing the topic of anger and provides parents with some tips on how to help their kids with anger management.

Q: My 9-year-old daughter has always had a temper. When she was young, she had many tantrums (including hitting) and had trouble calming down. Things improved as she got older, but she still continues to have angry outbursts with everyone, particularly several of her friends. She will yell at them over very minor things, which causes them to avoid her. This happened a lot at the end of the school year. I am worried that she will have no friends. What can I do at home to help her?

Today, Dr. Mary is discussing teasing and provides parents some tips about what they can do at home if their child is being teased.

Q: My 10-year-old son is very sensitive, and sometimes overreacts when his friends tease him in a playful way. This is something his teacher noticed last year and something I'm now noticing more and more at home when he's playing with his friends. Is there something we can do at home this summer so that he's better able to handle this when he returns to school in the fall?