“Children nowadays are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.” – Socrates, 425 B.C. When disruptive mood disorder in children becomes consistently hostile and defiant it may qualify for a diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder or ODD. Children with oppositional defiant disorder are argumentative, defiant,Continue Reading
Antisocial Personality Disorder, sometimes called sociopathy, is the most troubling and researched personality disorder, in which a person usually lacks a conscience of wrong-doing – even toward friends and family members. This person is often impulsive, selfish, dishonest, emotionally shallow, poorly socialized, often incapable of feeling shame, fear, loyalty orContinue Reading
What was once thought to be exclusively an adult mood disorder, and seen earliest in the late teen years, bipolar disorder among children has become much more common since the mid-1990s. A review of national diagnostic trends in the United States found that the number of children, including very youngContinue Reading
Children who grow up in a stressful tumultuous household with both parents could be far worse off than growing up in a single-parent home. Living with one or both alcoholic or drug addicted parents is probably a life not worth remembering. Children brought up with physical abuse, harsh punishment andContinue Reading
As much as parents try to protect their children from traumatic events, it is sometimes just impossible. Children experience tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and auto collisions just as adults do, resulting in millions of kids and teens having Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and millions more having undiagnosed PTSD. PressuresContinue Reading
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) is a fairly new diagnosis, appearing for the first time in the Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM5) in 2013. It describes a childhood of extreme irritability, anger and frequent intense temper outbursts, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). DMDD symptoms extendContinue Reading
To a very young neglected child the world can seem a very scary place. In many ways anxiety is simply part of growing up. Children may be frightened about starting school, or moving to a new home in a different neighborhood, or even falling ill and having to visit aContinue Reading
As appalling it is to hear about adults hurting, degrading and neglecting a helpess child, even more disgraceful is the sexual abuse perpetrated on a child by a parent or caretaker. Sexual abuse refers to using a child for sexual purposes. The practice can involve simple fondling, to oral, analContinue Reading
Children with Less Screen Time Have Improved Cognition Children aged 8-11 who sleep nine to eleven hours per night experience better cognition and academic performance if they have at least one hour of physical activity during the day and spend less than two hours watching a computer or smartphone screen.Continue Reading