When my son went into grade one, a decade ago, he refused to sit in his seat. He got up and went to the garbage can repeatedly. He fidgeted. When he came home he was upset and moody. He eventually ...

We often think of temper tantrums as something that kids outgrow after the toddler years. But some kids just...don’t. Having a child or teenager who is prone to emotional outbursts or who considerably ...

Schools are struggling with emotional and behavioral issues among young children affected by the pandemic and opioid epidemic. A new policy in West Virginia gives teachers a process for removing ...

Q: Our son is a rising second-grader at a private school. Last year, his behavior was often disruptive and sometimes even downright defiant—problems his first-grade teacher did not have with him. At ...

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 ...

I was excited when I found out, after an emergency C-section, that I'd given birth to a healthy baby boy. I was lucky; he was a great baby, slept well, and ate like a champ. He was a delight in day ...