You aren't the cause of your child's defiant behavior; temperament and executive function are. Stop self-blame so you can ...

• Parents of children with developmental delay and behavioral problems face many obstacles to care, including financial challenges, shortages of mental health clinicians, fear of stigma, ...

CINCINNATI--A six-year study that analyzed data from a 25-question screening tool found alarming evidence of unhealthy behavioral trajectories starting as early as age 2 among families affected by low ...

Children who go to to bed at irregular hours are more likely to have behavioral problems, according to a study published Monday. The research, which appeared in the U.S. journal Pediatrics, found that ...

“The phenomenon functions as a kind of ‘syndrome’ for the youngest born child is the emergence of recurring challenges ...

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“Many children with problem behaviors go underdiagnosed," an expert says. Reports of two 6-year-olds being arrested at school in Florida -- including one for throwing a temper tantrum -- came as a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who were born extremely preterm -- after only 25 weeks of pregnancy or early -- are more likely to have emotional and behavior problems than their peers who were ...

A new report on child brain research has associated prenatal marijuana exposure with subsequent attention, behavioral and social problems in adolescent children; the risk rises significantly five or ...