When it comes to parenting adolescents, what is a problem? Start with what constitutes a personal problem in general. A problem is a matter of a opinion, an act of judgement. It is statement of ...

Young teens who use cannabis are more likely to be frequent users than people who start later, according to a study in JAMA ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Childhood poverty was associated with increases in externalizing problems, but not internalizing, over time in ...

A poor night’s sleep can carry far greater consequences for teens than just nodding off in class the next morning. Routine failure to get adequate sleep -- either because of issues like insomnia or ...

Adolescents who were born extremely premature are much more likely to have chronic health problems than their peers who were delivered at full term, a Swedish study suggests. Pregnancy normally lasts ...

Many young people who at the age of 10 to 16 have undergone specialised care for their health problems have dropped out of upper secondary education at the age of 17. These associations persist in ...

A new study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology provides evidence that different types of adversity in childhood may shape a young person’s mental and behavioral development in ...

A new study found that adolescents who frequently snore are more likely to have behavioral issues like inattention, rule-breaking, and aggression. Cognitive abilities, including memory and language ...

November 17, 2010 — Specific handwriting impairments sometimes seen in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are likely to persist into adolescence, according to the latest study from a ...