Mayo Clinic is developing a smartwatch app that can head off or shorten temper tantrums by monitoring children for clinically ...

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Difficulty conceiving a pregnancy may be associated with small differences in children's learning and behavior, according to ...

Pediatric patients with neurodevelopmental disorders experience a substantially increased risk for co-occurring psychiatric conditions.

Difficulty conceiving a pregnancy may be associated with small differences in children's learning and behavior, according to ...

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 ...

In a study involving 11-year-olds, researchers have concluded that greater behavioral problems are linked to higher hair cortisol levels. The study also concluded that exposure to certain factors that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Negative parenting behaviors may increase the likelihood that children with ADHD will develop internet gaming disorder, ...

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 ...

Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD) occurs when a child regresses in multiple areas of functioning after about 2 years of typical development. It is part of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).