Sometimes things that seem off to parents about their child's behavior are developmentally appropriate. Find out what's ...

Programs involving parents are linked to immediate improvements in disruptive behaviors among children with disruptive ...

A new category of sexual behaviors has emerged, where children and youth may be too young to be criminalized, yet their behaviors are serious enough that action needs to be taken. Sexual behaviors in ...

A long-term study of 292 families linked fathers’ parenting style to their children’s heart health years later. To ...

A support specialist works with a student in an Arkansas elementary school. Classroom behavior managements requires adults to understand and empathize with a child’s perspective, according to a ...

It is so easy to interpret our child's misbehavior as intentional defiance. I encourage you to change your mentality and view misbehavior as an expression of an overwhelmed brain.

Prosocial behaviors are voluntary actions intended to help others. Children display prosocial behavior when they share toys, comfort someone who is sad, or work together to complete a task. Share on ...

Challenges with impulsivity and emotional regulation may present as aggression in children with ADHD. These behaviors can be challenging, but a mental health professional can help create an effective ...

A new USC study suggests that gut imbalances in children with autism may create an imbalance of metabolites in the digestive system—ultimately disrupting neurotransmitter production and influencing ...

Children fall broadly into four eating categories, according to new research at Aston University, and parents feed their children differently depending on those categories. The four categories ...

In a recent study published in the journal Appetite, researchers explored parents' experiences feeding children with avid eating behavior and identified key challenges and strategies. Avid eating ...