For the child with cancer, return to school signals a return to normal living and provides a sense of future. Cooperation among the patient, family, medical staff, and school personnel is important for successful school reentry. (CJ)

The two most common concerns of parents of children with learning disabilities are the social acceptance and future of the child. These children can only build a feeling of self worth through parental acceptance. The parent should avoid indulging in guilt feelings and focus on the child's strengths instead of weaknesses. (JN)

Parents know adolescents can be cruel. They do not want their child rejected by peers. What is it like to be denigrated by one's middle school classmates? How common is a predatory anti-teacher peer culture in junior high school? Does it typically last into high school? How do peer norms of different crowds in a school get established? Who sets…