Mission Connection has released a guide to oppositional defiant disorder, covering how the condition manifests in adults, how ...

When teenagers push against family boundaries, parents often become emotionally reactive. While teens can be difficult, and ...

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.

Young adolescents, especially boys, who participated in organized sports between ages 6 and 10 are less likely to defy their parents, teachers and other authority figures, a new study by researchers ...

Each year, millions of American kids are suspended or expelled from school. But are short-term actions to punish or correct bad behavior in the classroom or schoolyard exacting a long-term cost on a ...