This post was co-authored with Rachel Hardy, M.A. In this three-part series, we seek to explore alternate explanations for childhood defiance/misbehavior. In Part 1, childhood misbehavior was ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

Children who are angry and argumentative can be diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder. Psychologists think it may oversimplify deeper causes, like ADHD, autism, and trauma. It might also lead ...

Young adolescents, especially boys, who participated in organized sports between ages 6 and 10 are less likely to defy their parents, teachers and other authority figures, a new study by researchers ...

Hong Kong psychologists describe the symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder, its potential causes and how to help an affected child This is the sixth article in a six-part series on Gen Z and ...

When a child or adult demonstrates disruptive behavior, it can be representative of several psychological disorders or simply ...

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a behavior disorder where children are frequently uncooperative or hostile. It may have genetic, environmental, and psychosocial causes. Children with ODD have a ...