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View Post: Daycare may double TV time for young children, study finds ...
12 hours ago by BJS  
His growing body of research has included studies of baby DVD products, interactive play and influence on language acquisition, screen violence and aggressive behavior in young children, screen time and attentional disorders, ...
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View Post: Autism: Parent Training Complements Medication for Treating ...
12 hours ago by The Autism News  
Parents were taught to modify their children's behavior and learned to enhance their children's daily living skills. The 24-week, three-site trial included 124 children ages 4 to 13 with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) such as ...
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View Post: Eating Licorice While Pregnant May Affect Child's IQ and Behavior
17 Nov 2009 by Meghan  
High levels of such hormones, known as glucocorticoids, are thought to affect fetal brain development and have been linked to behavioral disorders in children. The results of the study are published in the American Journal of ...
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View Post: Teach Your Child To Manage Problem Behavior
12 Nov 2009
Challenging behavior is difficult for teachers, parents, the child, and his peers. Behavior problems can result from hyperactivity, as in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, lack of social skills instruction, conduct and behavior ...
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View Post: Parents of Special-Needs Kids Brace for Holidays: Christmas Season ...
11 Nov 2009
The holidays are stressful for many people, but even more so for special-needs parents trying to manage a child who has a behavior disorder or mental disability. Just getting through the day without an explosive argument can be a major ...
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View Post: JK! There's No Proof That Lesbians Are Better Parents!
6 hours ago by the team  
When my kid acts like an ungrateful privileged hun, I can never be sure if people will see that as the child's behavior or the result of his family's queerness.” Heather: “That headline probably doesn't hurt the cause, but because it's ... EATING DISORDERS: Does binge eating count as one of them? Right now, it's often classified as “an eating disorder not specified,” but it could be included in the DSM. “Supporters of this inclusion feel it would help sufferers of binge ...
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View Post: Parental Alienation Syndrome
Custody Blog
2 hours ago by Ari   ...
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View Post: Childhood Schizophrenia: How Early Can It Be Diagnosed? « LIVING ...
11 hours ago by cherished79  
Interviews with the child and parents or guardians to assess possible psychotic symptoms, behavior changes and other potential psychiatric disorders. · Tests to assess cognitive skills and functional abilities in daily life ...
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View Post: Oppositional-Defiant Disorder in Children «
13 Nov 2009 by vtmawhinney  
A child's oppositional-defiant behavior may or may not be in evidence at school. Rates of Oppositional-Defiant Disorder have been estimated to be from 2 to 16%, depending upon the populations sampled and the measures used. ...
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