For a toddler, getting attention from a parent — even one who's yelling and getting upset — can reinforce a behavior just as ...

The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison ...

When a young child struggles with hair-pulling or skin-picking, it’s tempting to focus on stopping the behavior. But what if ...

According to police, Rashad Johnson, 37, of New Orleans, was arrested on New Year's Day and is facing kidnapping and child ...

A young chimp swings through the jungle canopy at the Ngogo Chimpanzee Project at Kibale National Park in Uganda. Image credit: Kevin Lee/Ngogo ...

I am personally all the way on the intolerant end of the spectrum when it comes to ending relationships with family members ...

The work suggests it may be because human parents and caregivers are able to keep a closer eye on human babies, while chimp mothers can curtail their children’s behavior for only as long as they can ...

A father in Mexico has legally changed his gender in an attempt to avoid paying child support for his child. For the past ...

A new study has uncovered the ways different types of play are linked to children's social abilities and brain activity. The ...

Michael Henning was charged Jan. 2 in Ozaukee County Circuit Court with failing to report child abuse in connection with a ...

A bill that would establish child grooming as a felony crime in Wisconsin received a public hearing Tuesday. Rep. Amanda ...

Corporal punishment—usually referring to adults hitting children—was abolished in South Africa in 1997. The Constitutional ...