Very fussy infants are more likely to have behavioral problems later on. April 21, 2011— -- "He would cry all the time. It was all about him. I couldn't shower, couldn't eat. I lost 15 pounds. I ...

A comprehensive British study sheds new light on screen use and development among two-year-olds.

Your teen's sleeping habits may affect how their brain functions, according to new research from the University of Georgia published in Brain and Behavior. And lack of quality sleep may put kids at ...

Facing challenges with your child's behavior? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, provides expert guidance on how to differentiate between normal childhood misbehavior and genuine behavioral concerns.

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 ...

The study published in the journal Plos Medicine looked at the relationship between breastfeeding infants and special educational needs. Getty Images/iStockphoto This might be the breast choice for ...

“Many children with problem behaviors go underdiagnosed," an expert says. Reports of two 6-year-olds being arrested at school in Florida -- including one for throwing a temper tantrum -- came as a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who were born prematurely and at a very low weight may have an increased risk of certain behavior problems and symptoms of depression and anxiety, research ...

A couple of news stories about some new “studies” on sleep and both ADHD and child behavior recently caught my eye. They illustrate the impressive lengths certain segments of the mental health ...

Costs to families for behavioral problems grew more than twice as fast as other childhood health care over the past decade Behavioral care made up about 40% of all health expenditures for U.S.