Dear Eric: My granddaughter is extremely shy. Her brother, who is younger and a bit precocious, is not. So, most of the time, he “steals the show.” I’m not sure how to help instill confidence and as a ...

DEAR ERIC: My granddaughter is extremely shy. Her brother, who is younger and a bit precocious, is not. So, most of the time, he “steals the show.” I’m not sure how to help instill confidence and as a ...

DR. WALLACE: My shyness is a problem. I'm a girl who's a sophomore in high school, and I'm painfully shy. I'm old enough to date but haven't yet because I don't socialize well. I have a few casual ...

Vulnerability is hard for anyone. For some, it feels wrong to acknowledge weaknesses when you hold the power in a classroom.

Letter writer’s 8-year-old granddaughter is so shy she doesn’t greet people she’s known for years. Dear Meghan: My 8-year-old granddaughter is extremely shy. She is a good student and has friends, but ...

As we grow older, we often forget the teachers from our early childhood, the ones who quietly shaped us and had a hand in nurturing our development long before we realized it. They might cross our ...

My hometown is indolent and inhospitable, and so am I. By Rax King Washington, D.C., where I’m from, is not a friendly town. President John F. Kennedy famously described it as “a city of Southern ...