Research scientists say kids who are persistently aggressive or defiant in their teens were likely showing signs of persistent aggressive behavior years earlier when they are toddlers. Sometimes as a ...

The inspiration to write this article came from my recent experience of working a shift in a child and adolescent psychiatric unit for children under 10 years old. I observed firsthand how a child’s ...

In adolescent boys, exposure to violent television content during their preschool years is associated with increased levels of self-reported proactive aggression, physical aggression, and antisocial ...

How does a mother explain how her preschooler remembers every detail of an episode of Doc McStuffins, but can’t for the life of her recall where the puzzles go at clean-up time? What’s really going on ...

A University at Buffalo developmental psychologist has received a $550,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study possible pathways that might lead young children toward different types ...

Teens who are lonely and those who experience conflict in their home life are more likely to act aggressively toward peers or become victims themselves. These are some of the findings in a new ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Screens are everywhere. They are on our digital devices, TVs, and video games. But research by the American Psychological Association found that spending too much time on a ...

Young kids may be watching more aggressive media than parents realize. Sept. 27, 2012 — -- Children between the ages of 2 and 11 are viewing social aggression on television at rates far greater ...

Dear Annie: There’s a little boy in my son’s school — he’s 6 years old — who has a history of being very physical with other kids, including my son. They were in the same class previously, and my son ...

A research team from the National Institute of Mental Health set out to determine whether kids diagnosed with ADHD or behavior problems might be more influenced than others to try cigarettes or ...