A pregnant woman's exposure to tobacco smoke and pollution from road traffic can influence the development of behavioural outcomes in early childhood. This is the conclusion of a recent study led by a ...

Preschool children who eat more ultra-processed foods show higher levels of anxiety, aggression, and behavioral difficulties.

Parents are the third rail of the discipline conversation. Teachers say they need backup from their school leaders.

Some aggression is normal, experts say; parents can respond with redirection or distraction rather than by punishing the child with anger, yelling or spanking. By Perri Klass, M.D. Behavior problems ...

Coping with behaviour problems in young children preoccupies most of us at sometime - whether as a parent or professional - causing many of us to seek explanation and/or support, writes Linda Hart.

The study, which followed nearly 1 900 children from infancy up to age 13, found that children whose mothers gave them plenty of intellectual stimulation in the first year of life - reading to them, ...

Mental health issues affect a significant percentage of children and adolescents worldwide, with behavior problems being among the most prevalent. Behavior problems in adolescence can lead to behavior ...

When a child displays violent or aggressive behaviour, such as hitting, biting, anger, or sudden defiance, the first reactions are often blame and discipline. Parents may worry about poor parenting, ...

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, ...