Child Mental Health: Children become irritable, cry, or become stubborn over small things. At such times, parents struggle to ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London shows that "Predictive Parenting," a group-based behavioral parenting intervention for parents ...

Prosocial behaviors are voluntary actions intended to help others. Children display prosocial behavior when they share toys, comfort someone who is sad, or work together to complete a task. Share on ...

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 ...

We all want our children to engage in good behaviors like sharing, being responsible, and acting kind and compassionate toward others. But how do we motivate our kids to do these things? One way might ...

A consistent bedtime may be more important to a child's ability to control their emotions and behavior than the duration or quality of their sleep, according to a new publication. Sleep can affect a ...

Stress in children may cause them to regress in behavior, withdraw, have heightened emotional responses, or become more fearful. Caregivers can encourage rest, fun, and positive thinking to help a ...

Table 1 Review of practice parameters and treatment guidelines for ADHD. Efforts at improving efficacy and effectiveness of psychosocial intervention for ADHD: what do we know and where do we go?

Our children are sitting in therapy offices with inflamed brains. Psychiatrists are prescribing medications for immune-driven symptoms. Parents are being counseled on behavior while their child’s ...

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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 ...

There are two groups of medications a doctor may prescribe for a child with ADHD. These include stimulants and nonstimulants. A doctor may recommend a combination of medications and behavioral ...