• 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, ...

DURHAM, N.C., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prenatal exposure to tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs may increase a child's risk of displaying certain problem behaviors in later childhood, according to ...

CINCINNATI--A six-year study that analyzed data from a 25-question screening tool found alarming evidence of unhealthy behavioral trajectories starting as early as age 2 among families affected by low ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who were born extremely preterm -- after only 25 weeks of pregnancy or early -- are more likely to have emotional and behavior problems than their peers who were ...

A new report on child brain research has associated prenatal marijuana exposure with subsequent attention, behavioral and social problems in adolescent children; the risk rises significantly five or ...

Body curiosity between kids is natural. Here’s how to keep it appropriate. Lynn D. Hamberg, LMSW, MEd, Director of the J.E. and Z.B. Butler Center for Children and Families at the Children’s Hospital ...

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 ...

A child without space to express pain learns to speak through actions, not words. This story shows how emotional silence in ...

Data from more than 15,000 lower-income children ages 2 to 6 reveals higher-than-expected levels of significant behavioral dysfunction. Co-authors urge increased screening, prevention programs in ...