DURHAM, N.C., May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gestational diabetes, prenatal depression, and postpartum depression were each individually associated with higher levels of early childhood behavior ...

Children's behavior as early as age 3 can predict whether they will use alcohol and illicit drugs in adolescence, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the journal Child ...

A new study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology provides evidence that different types of adversity in ...

MOLINE -- When a young child faces a situation they don't know how to handle, it may come out in his or her behavior, whether that behavior is aggression or withdrawal. Now, early childhood-care ...

A new study has found a direct and sex-specific association between the composition of infant microbiome and early childhood behavioral health. A new Dartmouth-led study published in Pediatric ...

Florida State University has launched a new online professional development certification to assist educators with early childhood social and emotional behavioral support and interventions. New Dean: ...

Misbehavior is common among children. However, repeated and persistent defiance, displays of aggression, hostility, and destructive tendencies may be signs of childhood antisocial behavior. Many ...

For instance, in some cases, no statistical links were found between early childhood lead exposure and later delinquent behavior. One study showed a link between exposure and antisocial behavior, but ...

Type 2 diabetes (T2D), once considered an adult-onset disease, is increasing at alarming rates in children and adolescents.

The idea of a child dying by suicide is unimaginable. Yet, according to recent data, a significant number of children will ...

As children, we often don’t slow down enough to rationalize how the behaviors we adapt to early in life evolve in adulthood. The expectation is that life matures the innocent mind, and mistakes are ...