When we think of successful kids, many of us picture straight-A students, sports trophies, and college acceptance letters.But ...

Child psychologist Reem Raouda, who has studied more than 200 kids, says that parents who raise the most successful ones do nine things differently — especially when their kids are young.

Before leaving home for preschool my neighbour’s four-year-old son always tells his mother, “I can’t go.” Sometimes I see his mother dragging him to a waiting car. Often he ...