Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How can parents distinguish typical aggressive behavior in kids from something more extreme? Experts explain. (Image: Getty; ...

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 number of news media reports have detailed physical or even sexual assaults by children with autism or intellectual disabilities. In some cases, the victims have suffered serious head injuries. At ...

“If you don’t listen to me, I won’t invite you to my birthday party!” or “If you don’t share your tiffin, I won’t work on the ...

Child maltreatment has been the focus of two separate studies led by UQ researchers, who examined the main parental risk factors that lead to child abuse, as well as the behavioral impacts later in ...

In a series of innovative experiments, Albert Bandura demonstrated a striking reality: children are keen observers, soaking ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

Spanking young children could lead to aggressive behaviour later on, even if the child's initial level of aggression is taken into account. Physical punishment, of which spanking is a relatively minor ...

Before we had gaslighting and narcissism, passive-aggressive behavior was considered a major faux pax. It still is and for good reason. But let’s back up a second—what exactly is “passive aggression”?

Spanking children when they're 3 seems to lead to more aggressive behavior when they're 5, even if you take into account the child's initial level of aggression. In other words, the old "I'll-give-you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research suggests that children whose mothers smoked weed during pregnancy are more likely to exhibit aggressive behaviour.