NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who drink soda tend to score slightly higher on scales that measure aggressive behavior than kids who don't drink the carbonated beverages, according to a new ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study hints that young children who are exposed to general anesthesia may be put at significantly increased risk of having behavior problems or language or other ...

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.

“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 ...

A smartwatch system helps parents shorten and defuse children's severe tantrums by providing real time behavioral intervention strategies.

When children struggle—whether through tantrums, withdrawal, aggression, or inattention—adults often rush to interpret the behavior. We diagnose, label, or frame ...

An intriguing new study suggests that children as young as two years old who consume excessive amounts of digital media — the notorious “iPad kids” who are being babysat by tablet computers, basically ...

Regardless of upbringing or who your parents are, some kids are just more “mature” for their age. But sometimes, that maturity comes about because they’re forced to grow up fast due to situations at ...