Babies bite. Toddlers throw tantrums. Kids play rough. Siblings might swat at each other while fighting over toys or the last popsicle. It's not uncommon for children — especially younger ones who ...

Dear Annie: There’s a little boy in my son’s school — he’s 6 years old — who has a history of being very physical with other kids, including my son. They were in the same class previously, and my son ...

The inspiration to write this article came from my recent experience of working a shift in a child and adolescent psychiatric unit for children under 10 years old. I observed firsthand how a child’s ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Screens are everywhere. They are on our digital devices, TVs, and video games. But research by the American Psychological Association found that spending too much time on a ...

In the early 1960s, psychologist Albert Bandura conducted a series of now-famous experiments known as the Bobo Doll ...

Children sometimes misbehave at school for a variety of reasons. But new research from the University of Mississippi sheds ...

“Sometimes he just explodes. He screams, punches walls, and calls me names. I walk on eggshells every day. And then… he acts like nothing happened.” Such behavior is not that rare. Parents share this ...

Nov. 11, 2003 (Orlando) — The use of aripiprazole to reduce aggressive behavior in children has been found to be effective, safe, and well tolerated, according to a study presented here at the 16th ...

Prenatal exposure to cannabis makes a child more likely to be aggressive and lack inhibitions, according to university doctors in Canada and the US. Five-year-olds whose mothers smoked marijuana ...