Parents may have more influence than they realize when it comes to shaping their children's behavior, especially for those at ...

• Parents of children with developmental delay and behavioral problems face many obstacles to care, including financial challenges, shortages of mental health clinicians, fear of stigma, ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - In a study that points to the importance of considering both mind and body in children's health, researchers report today that they have found a clear link between childhood obesity ...

There may be no such thing as a well-behaved dog, a study has found. Research on more than 43,000 dogs in the US found that “essentially all” pet dogs have at least one serious behavioural issue. Dogs ...

Parenting styles have become a major focus in child development research, especially as we learn more about their lasting ...

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Children who have suffered from abuse or neglect may have physical or behavioral health problems even after the mistreatment stops, new guidelines for pediatricians emphasize. The guidelines from the ...

Julie Allan has received funding, relating to this research, from the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Children are increasingly being given drugs by doctors to help teachers and parents ...

A very interesting study by Ian Dinwoodie, who works at Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, and his colleagues called "Demographics and Comorbidity of Behavior Problems in Dogs, ...

What districts can do to overcome status-quo bias and get teachers to open boxes of new materials & access new digital tools.