Maine filmmakers tell the story of children with behavioral issues

There is no shortage of problems in this world that don’t get the attention they deserve, and one of them is how to deal with children with serious behavioral and emotional challenges. Lone Wolf Media in South Portland has just finished a documentary on the subject called “The Kids We Lose,” which looks at the struggles faced not just by kids, but also by parents, teachers, administrators, police, and mental health experts.

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How Children Bickering Inspired a Business

Laurie Canata was at her wits’ end. While she was there, she found an idea for a business.

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Schools Deal with Behavior Problems

Virginia schools are increasingly confronted with youth who exhibit challenging behavior.

And while schools sometimes use physical restraint and seclusion to de-escalate a crisis, the state does not have any explicit laws or regulations that govern their use.

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University of Michigan study identifies different types of early child problems

A toddler who doesn't feel guilty after misbehaving or who is less affectionate or less responsive to affection from others might not raise a red flag to parents, but these behaviors may result in later behavior problems in 1st grade.

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American Schools Are Failing Nonconformist Kids. Here’s How

Of the possible child heroes for our times, young people with epic levels of the traits we valorize, the strongest contender has got to be the kid in the marshmallow study. Social scientists are so sick of the story that some threaten suicide if forced to read about him one more time. But to review: The child—or really, nearly one-third of the more than 600 children tested in the late ’60s at Bing Nursery School on the Stanford University campus—sits in a room with a marshmallow. Having been told that if he abstains for 15 minutes he’ll get two marshmallows later, he doesn’t eat it. This kid is a paragon of self-restraint, a savant of delayed gratification. He’ll go on, or so the psychologists say, to show the straight-and-narrow qualities required to secure life’s sweeter and more elusive prizes: high SAT scores, money, health.

American Schools Are Failing Nonconformist Kids. Here’s How

Does Your Baby Cry Too Much at Night? It Could Signal Future Behavior Problems

Does Your Baby Cry Too Much at Night? It Could Signal Future Behavior Problems

Crying and waking up in the middle of night are routine during any newborn's first few months. But if those wailing episodes continue on a regular basis past the first year, then they may signal possible behavioral problems down the road.

Babies' Persistent Fussiness Could Mean Behavioral Woes Ahead

Excessive sleeping, feeding or crying troubles during infancy are associated with a greatly increased risk for behavioral problems later in childhood, research suggests.

Babies' Persistent Fussiness Could Mean Behavioral Woes Ahead

I'm sure lots of other things do too.

Child obedience just a click away

Dealing with a defiant child can be made easier if you have internet access. That is because the Yale Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic are offering their online expert help, and services, to those who need parental guidance or advice.

USA: Creating childhood drug addicts-Skeptical Inquirer

War on drugs? Zero tolerance? But the same speed--ya ba--on a doctor’s prescription must be good for our kids.

USA: Creating childhood drug addicts-Skeptical Inquirer

First Ritalin, then cocaine - CCHR

Thousands of South African children who may have been wrongly diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and are using a popular Schedule 7 medication could grow up to be cocaine junkies.

First Ritalin, then cocaine - CCHR

Model peaceful behavior for your child

Model peaceful behavior for your child

Over the years, I've talked to you about developing kindness and a sense of service in your children. Human beings need one another - in fact, forced isolation and the inability to interact with others can cause insanity and death. Babies in orphanages who receive little verbal stimulation turn their faces to the wall and die, even if they are fed and clothed adequately.