It is so easy to interpret our child's misbehavior as intentional defiance. I encourage you to change your mentality and view misbehavior as an expression of an overwhelmed brain.

Programs involving parents are linked to immediate improvements in disruptive behaviors among children with disruptive behavior disorders, a meta-analysis finds.

Detecting a child’s mental disorder can be difficult because many of the behaviors can also occur as part of normal development. As a result, some parents are hesitant to seek help. To help you ...

As kids grow up, parents need to let go a little bit. Unfortunately, well-meaning parents often don't realize these 11 habits ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services describes behavioral disorders as involving “a pattern of disruptive behaviors in children that last for at least 6 months and cause problems in school ...

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 ...

Paediatrician and Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Health, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne Around one-quarter of Australian parents feel stressed by their child’s behaviour ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

I love Beyond Behaviors for a whole lot of reasons. First, I think, is the message of compassionate non-judgement. Mona Delahooke shows how important it is that parents be compassionate with ...

Parents can get insights into their children’s behaviour during an interactive discussion next week. Chefanices Williams, ...

Children who are expelled from preschool are subsequently more likely to experience academic failure and enter what scientists and advocates call the "cradle-to-prison pipeline," meaning that these ...