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Biting, kicking, wandering the classroom: Teachers say there’s a rise in misbehavior even among the littlest kids

SAN MATEO, Calif. — School had been in session at Lead Elementary for less than an hour, but already Andrea Quinn had paused ...

ABSI Behavior Analysts Design New Social Lessons Monthly to Match Shifting Peer Demands

Flexible curriculum model allows real-time response to evolving social challenges faced by children, teens, and adults ...
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Dad’s Depression May Double Risk of Behavioral Problems in Kids

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — When a father battles depression as his child starts kindergarten, the ripple effects can be felt for years in the classroom. New research from Rutgers University reveals that ...
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UPMC Children’s opens second behavioral health walk-in Clinic

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, in collaboration with UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, has opened a second pediatric behavioral walk-in clinic where children and teens up to age 18 can be ...

Study reveals how children with disruptive behavior get 'stuck' in specific brain states

Youth with related behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states, according to a new study from Yale Child Study Center. Their brains appear to get stuck in states with ...