Too much screen time in late childhood is associated with developmental changes in the brain, leading to more depressive ...

Take heart in this impression. A century ago, when adolescent psychology first emerged as a field of study, that was exactly ...

Discover a study that links childhood screen time to adolescent depression through poor sleep and changes in brain structure.

You want your child to unwind. You want to avoid a meltdown. But you also want them to get the sleep they need.

A pregnancy threatened by miscarriage was associated with increased risk of depression or anxiety during late adolescence in offspring.

Source: Carl Pickhardt, Ph.D. Compared to childhood, adolescence creates more abrasion in the girl or boy’s relationship with parents as growing incompatibilities and disagreements can increase ...

Tree emphasized that a leaning toward destroying or damaging properties could mean a child is inclined to turn bad if not disciplined. "Throwing rocks on houses and cars, writing on walls," she said, ...

Results Mean age was 11.8 ± 1.5 years at time 1 and 23.7 ± 2.1 years at time 7. At time 7, 32.4% (23/71) met the criteria for a current ED, and an additional 8.5% (6/71) had a subthreshold ED ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that childhood mortality may be significantly ...

Ever wonder why teens are so surly and self-absorbed? It may be because, at least in part, evolution designed them to be that way for their own good. I'll explain why in my post.

A recent study by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has found that children born in October, November ...

When it was time for 7-year-old Mason Sieck to start hospice care, there weren't many options for him in Iowa. Now, four ...