1. Introduction -- 2. The basics of being helpful -- 3. School refusal -- 4. Attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity -- 5. Eating disorders -- 6. Traumatic and stressful situations -- 7. Noncompliance and oppositional behaviour in young children -- 8. Disruptiveness in schools and classrooms -- 9. Drug and solvent abuse -- 10. Depression in children -- 11. Dyslexia.