Scores from a commonly used measure of behavior problems in young children may be skewed depending on the primary language, education, and sex of the caregiver who fills out the survey, as well as the ...

• 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, ...

Any parent will tell you that raising a child isn't easy. While the experience can be filled with joy and love and fulfillment, emotional, financial, and marital stress will present challenges to any ...

Harsh parenting practices, not genetics, are linked to higher levels of behavior problems in children, according to a new study. Harsh parenting practices, not genetics, are linked to higher levels of ...

Your teen's sleeping habits may affect how their brain functions, according to new research from the University of Georgia published in Brain and Behavior. And lack of quality sleep may put kids at ...

A couple of news stories about some new “studies” on sleep and both ADHD and child behavior recently caught my eye. They illustrate the impressive lengths certain segments of the mental health ...

Youth with related behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states, according to a new study from Yale Child Study Center. Their brains appear to get stuck in states with ...

The report found “little evidence” that behavior problems, including hitting, kicking, biting, fighting or bullying other children, increase as children spend more time in a child care center. Credit: ...