How do I get rid of a shadow using PS Elements 4.0

Hi, I'm using Photoshop Elements 4.0 for Windows. I suck at Photoshop, but I need to get rid of a shadow that is cast on my son in a picture I have. If anyone could take time to help this pathetic guy I would appreciate it. Thanks.

Kevin,
None of the 4 methods worked in your case.
Here is what I did instead:
http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1ee9uCehSnJYqaifYrjaS4w9p0DSRg
For the shadows on the baby's body I used the Clone tool with a brush size to capture as large an area as possible on each shoulder, then cloned away. I did this on a new layer so that I could Erase (with a hard brush) any portions of the clone that drifted off the baby's body. I also erased (using a soft brush) the clone off his neck.
For the shadow under his eyes I use the Clone with Mode set to Lighten and Opacity to 35%, and cloned areas just below the shadow.
For other areas of shadow I used the Dodge tool. This takes a lot of trial and error. Experiment with different brush sizes and Range values. In some cases I found that rather than simply "painting" over the shadows I got better results using low Exposure values and incrementally dabbing the shadow; each dab lightens it a bit.
I also used the Clone on other areas that the Dodge tool couldn't fix.
After all is done you can use the Blur tool to smooth out the edges of any cloned areas.

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