Detecting a child’s mental disorder can be difficult because many of the behaviors can also occur as part of normal development. As a result, some parents are hesitant to seek help. To help you ...

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

A smartwatch worn by the child detects physiological stress signals and sends them to an app on the parent's smartphone that ...

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 ...

Kids often squirm, fidget, talk too much, or don’t want to take turns. It’s not unusual for any kid to have trouble paying attention sometimes. But for almost 10% of kids with ADHD (attention deficit ...

Childhood is a time of growth, learning, and development. Your child is increasing in height and weight, learning new physical and social skills, and laying the foundations of adulthood. If you have ...

Roughly every month I receive an e-mail from a parent somewhere in the world asking for help with a child who is violent, angry or aggressive. Some people describe being physically beaten or having ...

PANDAS is a disorder that some experts say can be associated with strep throat. Vanessa Baier's 4-year-old daughter Alexia was in full-on crisis. "I just kept thinking, 'What's going on with my child?

Misbehavior is common among children. However, repeated and persistent defiance, displays of aggression, hostility, and destructive tendencies may be signs of childhood antisocial behavior. Many ...