Over the past 25 years, there’s been a dramatic change in how we understand children who don’t “listen,” writes behavioral ...

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As the recent war with Iran erupts into one of the most consequential military conflicts in the Middle East, military families are facing unprecedented stress and uncertainty. A new longitudinal study ...

Academic struggles, emotional outbursts, and a sudden inability to focus usually send pediatricians hunting for a behavioral diagnosis. But Binal Kancherla, MD, medical director at the Children’s ...

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 ...

At least 1 in 20 families struggles with an aggressive child. Such children and their families need and should be offered evidence-based treatments. When these families get ineffective therapies—or no ...

It had been a hard year. I held my 13-year-old body in a chair across from my then-therapist. We were talking about what was wrong with me; at least, that's how I thought of it. In the year that had ...

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 ...

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 ...

Psychologists typically do not diagnose children with personality disorders. This is because their personality is still developing and can change quickly as they grow. However, a child may show early ...

What Is Nonverbal Learning Disorder? Nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD), also called nonverbal learning disability (NLD), is a condition that makes it hard to process visual, spatial, and other types ...