Behaviour problems currently affect 5% to 10% of all children. The trial -- one of the first ever 'real-world' tests of an intervention for challenging behaviours in children who are so young -- was ...

Working with parents rather than directly with children can reduce distress, avoid labels, and create lasting change in ...

When a child displays violent or aggressive behaviour, such as hitting, biting, anger, or sudden defiance, the first reactions are often blame and discipline. Parents may worry about poor parenting, ...

A pregnant woman's exposure to tobacco smoke and pollution from road traffic can influence the development of behavioural outcomes in early childhood. This is the conclusion of a recent study led by a ...

Children who are exposed to abuse before they are eleven years old, and those exposed to abuse both in childhood and adolescence may be more likely to develop conduct problems (such as bullying or ...

Babies who have meningitis are more likely to develop behavioural problems as teenagers than other babies, new research suggests. In a survey of parents by the Imperial College of Medicine, nearly ...

Two recent incidents are an indication of distress among India’s schoolchildren and a reflection of the increasingly turbulent contexts of their lives which continue to be neglected by the education ...

The school holidays are here, and parents struggling to get their children to bed will no doubt be thinking: what is wrong with you? I would do anything to get more sleep! Children seem to do ...

video: A home-based parenting programme to prevent childhood behaviour problems, which very unusually focuses on children when they are still toddlers and, in some cases, just 12 months old, has ...