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My child is holding us hostage! “Everything is a fight. Nothing is easy”! I can’t begin to count the number of patient evaluations or school consultations I have done over thirty years that begin with ...

Children who are angry and argumentative can be diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder. Psychologists think it may oversimplify deeper causes, like ADHD, autism, and trauma. It might also lead ...

Dear Dr. Gott: My son has oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and he seems to scheme to upset the peace in our home. Once there is a blowup, he gets a little half smile on his face. What is a parent ...

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Young adolescents, especially boys, who participated in organized sports between ages 6 and 10 are less likely to defy their parents, teachers and other authority figures, a new study by researchers ...

Spending more time on screens increases the likelihood that 9- and 10-year-olds will develop symptoms of mental illness, according to a study by UC San Francisco that is one of the first long-term ...

All the way back in Module 1, we touched briefly on meltdowns and explained how they are not the same thing as bad or manipulative behavior. However, meltdowns can sometimes look or seem like bad ...

All the way back in Module 1, we touched briefly on autistic meltdowns and explained how they are not the same thing as bad or manipulative behavior. However, autistic meltdowns can sometimes look or ...