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Cue What's on Deck Special-education teachers rely heavily on routines and visual cues of what's coming up next so that students won't be surprised and then act out. You can adapt this tactic outside the classroom, says Roberta Dunn, executive director of the disabilities advocacy group FACT Oregon. For example, if your kid constantly asks, "Are we there yet?" even if you're just driving across town, Dunn suggests breaking up the trip the same way teachers break up the day. You might say, "First we'll pass the used-car lot with the balloons," and your kid will peer out the...

Image zoom Credit: Priscilla Gragg Not long ago, my friend Marni was playing tag at a local park with her 7-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter. They finished the game with shouts of laughter and a three-way hug—and as they started to leave, an older mom who’d been watching the family caught Marni’s eye. “Enjoy it now,” she said with a wry smile. “Pretty soon they’ll be teenagers and they won’t even talk to you.” What is it about teenagers that gets us so panicked? Will our darling cherubs really b...