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 ...

Behavior issues do not increase as children spend more time in a child care center, according to a new study. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education ...

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.

Student behavior problems continue to plague schools, and educators say they’ve actually grown more serious, according to a recent survey by the EdWeek Research Center. Nearly half of teachers, school ...

Data from more than 15,000 lower-income children ages 2 to 6 reveals higher-than-expected levels of significant behavioral dysfunction. Co-authors urge increased screening, prevention programs in ...

A large study of children has uncovered evidence that behavioral problems in children who snore may be associated with changes in the structure of their brain's frontal lobe. The findings support ...

Student behavioral problems that spiked with the return of in-person learning after the coronavirus pandemic are getting even worse, educators say. Seventy percent of teachers, principals and district ...

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 ...

“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 ...

The report found “little evidence” that behavior problems, including hitting, kicking, biting, fighting or bullying other children, increase as children spend more time in a child care center. Credit: ...