Children often express emotional pain through behavior before they can explain it. Emotional safety in classrooms can ...

Nearly every parent has had an experience in which their child eats more sugar than usual and seems to be bouncing off the walls or has an uncharacteristic tantrum or meltdown. We might laugh it off ...

Most teachers, board members, and school staff are lovely people. How do we talk to our kids when one does something serious ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kids are expert observers of behavior. They can pick up traits, habits, and lifelong behaviors easily — just by watching their own parents. It is part of a child's job description to learn from the ...

A support specialist works with a student in an Arkansas elementary school. Classroom behavior managements requires adults to understand and empathize with a child’s perspective, according to a ...

Children fall broadly into four eating categories, according to new research, and parents feed their children differently depending on those categories. Children fall broadly into four eating ...

Artificial color additives are frequently incorporated into processed foods and drinks for their vivid, stable hues and consistent appearance. The most common certified dyes include Red No. 40 (Allura ...

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