Children who have trouble fitting in socially may lack nonverbal language skills. Here's how to identify these difficulties ...

Technology developed at the University of South Florida offers a promising, privacy-preserving tool to help clinicians ...

Earlier identification is also of interest due to the possibility that earlier intervention may be more effective with more ...

For some kids, it feels like the only way to break through a difficult emotional period is with a show they love on TV or the internet. But screens used as a distraction from a tantrum may make it ...

Emotional abuse isn’t always as obvious as physical abuse. While injuries leave visible marks on a child, signs of emotional abuse may be more difficult to identify. Emotional abuse may impact a ...

Children can have big emotions and sometimes struggle to process them. Here’s what it means for a child to be ‘dysregulated’.

It’s easy to imagine how a child’s emotions may evoke feelings of joy or empathy in a teacher, ... University of Delaware Associate Research Professor Leigh McLean offers a new tool for measuring ...