The statistics are scary. The number of kids requiring hospital treatment each year for physical assault-related injuries can fill every seat in nine stadiums. And 19 percent of those injured kids ...

Reviewed by Emily Edlynn, PhD Key Takeaways Avoidant attachment can be a problem for kids, because it lead to other mental health issues like feeling distrustful and emotionally numb.Parents who are ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – A trend on social media has parents asking their kids to finish sentences for toxic phrases their own parents used to say to them, with the hopes that the kids don’t know the original ...

Dr. Rochelle Hanson, professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina, stands in front of the the National Crime Victims Research & ...

A traumatic event can occur in just seconds, but the effects can last far longer. As a fatal shooting unfolded Halloween night at Vancouver Mall, hundreds of people, including children participating ...

About 50 elementary counselors in Salem-Keizer Public Schools recently spent several hours learning how to prepare and educate students ahead of lockdown drills, which can be traumatizing to some ...

The traumatic toll of the L.A.-area fires on children cannot be underestimated, child development experts say. Children are experiencing meltdowns, sleep issues and separation anxiety. Parents play an ...