Children who are exposed to methamphetamine before birth can have behavior problems as young as age 3, a new study finds. But those problems are manageable, the researchers say, especially if the ...

The Florida Department of Children and Families is one step closer to getting $3.3 million for a four-year foster care pilot program and recruitment of child abuse investigators. State Senators ...

“Many children with problem behaviors go underdiagnosed," an expert says. Reports of two 6-year-olds being arrested at school in Florida -- including one for throwing a temper tantrum -- came as a ...

Hospital-led Solutions to a Growing Crisis report outlines five hospital case studies showing how systems are integrating ...

March 7 (Reuters) - Young children who snore a lot or have other breathing problems at night may have a heightened risk of behavioral and emotional problems later in life, according to a U.S. study of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study hints that young children who are exposed to general anesthesia may be put at significantly increased risk of having behavior problems or language or other ...

Schools are struggling with emotional and behavioral issues among young children affected by the pandemic and opioid epidemic. A new policy in West Virginia gives teachers a process for removing ...

Cannabis use during and following pregnancy triples the risk of having a disruptive child Use during pregnancy increased risk of behavioral problems by three and a half times Weed use after pregnancy ...

A Boys Town child psychiatrist told attorneys and child advocates Thursday they should challenge the use of psychotropic medications for children -- especially powerful antipsychotic drugs -- and look ...

BOISE -- Six foster kids being treated for inappropriate sexual behavior were rejected from public schools this week after district officials blocked their enrollment, though they aren't in Idaho ...

An intriguing new study suggests that children as young as two years old who consume excessive amounts of digital media — the notorious “iPad kids” who are being babysat by tablet computers, basically ...

An evidence-based web-app helped children with epilepsy to fall asleep on average 16.5 minutes earlier. A new UK-wide ...