NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If some children seem like they were born to be bad, new research suggests it may be true. Sign up here. In a study of adult twins and their children, researchers found ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Elementary school-aged children enrolled in remote learning experienced greater behavioral, learning-related, and sleep difficulties compared with children receiving in-person instruction, according ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Millions of children spent months, even more than a year, attending school virtually from kitchen tables, bedrooms and laptops during the pandemic. And this shift to computer-based ...