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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The call from school is specific and urgent: your five-year-old hit a classmate during circle time, or bit another child on the playground. An incident report is coming home. A meeting has been ...

Can you imagine your childhood self, hauling off and taking a swing at your parent? Can you imagine your child doing the same to you? A new data release from a long-running study finds that as many as ...

Dozens speak out after Facebook post draws more than 300 comments from families with similar concerns ...