Many parents have been there—red-faced as your child makes you want to scream at the top of your lungs. New research suggests at different approach works better. When parents respond to a child's ...

Here’s a look at the CHOP program helping foster families deal with children’s past trauma and mental health struggles.

“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 ...

Complete global and domain-specific screens for anxiety should begin at age 8 years, and this screening should be expanded at age 12 for depression and suicide, if not warranted earlier. HealthDay ...

Being a modern teenager can be tough, with today’s young people probably facing more pressures than ever before. And dealing with academic demands, social media pressures and body image issues on top ...

Physicians tend to focus on specifically defined disorders and are interested in the longer-term outcomes of people suffering from these disorders. For instance, psychiatrists are concerned with the ...

Schools are struggling with emotional and behavioral issues among young children affected by the pandemic and opioid epidemic. A new policy in West Virginia gives teachers a process for removing ...

Children with actively involved fathers thrive significantly more — academically, emotionally and behaviorally — than their peers without involved fathers, according to a new study from the University ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The U.S. Department of Justice and Rhode Island have struck a deal over allegations the state’s child welfare agency violated the civil rights of hundreds of children who ...