Children who are impulsive and exuberant can be challenging. Recent research speaks to both the nature and nurture aspects of ...

How early ADHD treatment escalates into polypharmacy, why skills matter more than pills, and what must change to protect ...

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...

Chimpanzees may have more in common with human thinkers than previously thought. A new study published in Science by an international team of researchers provides evidence that chimpanzees can ...

Parents strive to create safe and nurturing environments where their children can thrive. But what truly makes a home happy? Newsweek spoke to a child psychologists who shared that happiness in the ...

Focus of teaching and scholarship: I am a clinical psychologist whose research explores the intersection of personality and psychopathology. Most recently, I have been working to elucidate underlying ...

Child psychologist Reem Raouda has studied over 200 parent-child relationships — and is a mother herself. Raouda says she has the solution to children who refuse to follow orders, helping to build ...

MIDDLEBURG, Fla. – Parricide is a crime we don’t often hear about. On Monday morning, David Lee, 44, and his wife, Brandi Smith, 45, were found shot to death inside their home in Middleburg. Clay ...

Rigorous new research appears to show that monthly checks intended to help disadvantaged children did little for their well-being, adding a new element to a dispute over expanded government aid. By ...

Psychologist on study linking smartphones, kids' mental health A global study of 2 million people links smartphone use under age 13 to mental health issues, especially in girls, citing social media, ...

Extremely severe obesity among American children has increased more than threefold over the past 15 years, with new research published on the JAMA Network, highlighting disturbing trends in prevalence ...