As children grow and learn to deal with the world around them, their behaviour can sometimes seem puzzling or out of the ordinary. While it's easy to see these behaviours as simple mischief or ...

Behavioural difficulties and poor social skills are more common among children exposed to paternal depression, new research has underscored. Academics from Rutgers Health have found that children at ...

In the second of her series on child behaviour and its links to the new SEND code of practice, Kay Mathieson looks at working with parents. Q: I have been trying to talk with a child's parent about ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed discipline over punishment as a method for shaping child behaviour. Discipline offers a proactive approach to teach self-control and responsibility, while ...