All children act out, so it can be hard to know if your child needs professional help. These are the signs you should consult with a therapist. Sometimes, kids just need a little extra support, a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Costs to families for behavioral problems grew more than twice as fast as other childhood health care over the past decade Behavioral care made up about 40% of all health expenditures for U.S.

Disapproving of your children's friends in an effort to curb their bad behavior can have an adverse effect, according to research. The newly released study, published in The Journal of Child ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who drink soda tend to score slightly higher on scales that measure aggressive behavior than kids who don't drink the carbonated beverages, according to a new ...

The Florida Department of Children and Families is one step closer to getting $3.3 million for a four-year foster care pilot program and recruitment of child abuse investigators. State Senators ...

NEW ORLEANS - A startling number of Gulf coast area children displaced by Hurricane Katrina still have serious emotional or behavioral problems five years later, a new study found. More than one in ...