By: Scot Robinson | 2010-10-12 | Health & Fitness Down's syndrome occurs when an extra chromosome in the twenty-first pair is found. While there is no known reason why this occurs, and either parent may contribute the extra chromosome... read more
By: Ravi Jain | 2011-11-26 | K-12 Education Joanna, aged 4 1/2, was interviewed by the director of a preschool when her parents applied to have her enrolled. Joanna smiled a great deal and was interested looking at the toys in the office. The director, however, was concerned about Joanna's inability to say her own name and address, to communicate basic information about her family, and to express her verbally. read more
By: Gail Woods | 2010-04-02 | Parenting It is as important to care for your children's mental health as it is to care about their physical health. Back in past centuries, any discussion related to a persons mental health was automatically assumed to mean that the individual had a problem with his sanity. Today we know that such assumptions are incorrect. read more
By: Dr.Steve Buchar | 2011-02-12 | Fitness Equipment Mental retardation (MR) is a developmental disability that first appears in children under the age of 18. It is defined as a level of intellectual functioning (as measured by standard intelligence tests ) that is well below average and results in significant limitations in the person's daily living skills (adaptive functioning). read more
By: Mary Swank | 2010-03-27 | Parenting Many of the so called behavior problems in children that we have with our kids are perfectly normal and a normal part of a child's growth and development. If you're like most parents though, you will become concerned if you're child does begin acting in ways in which you're not familiar with. If your child starts exhibiting behavior that you haven't seen before, you will want to investigate and try to nip it in the bud so to speak. Certain behavior problems in children can be cause for concern. read more
By: venturiwang | 2010-11-23 | Writing & Speaking do you find some weird behaviors of your children? This article will list some behaviors that children with unhealthy mental state will show. read more
By: alam.md | 2010-10-17 | Teenagers 51% of boys and 49 % of girls aged 13-19 have a mood, behavior, anxiety or substance use disorder. Behavior disorders, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, are the next most common condition (19.1 percent), followed by mood disorders (14.3 percent) such as depression. read more
By: Steve Robbins | 2010-11-20 | Parenting A great number of cases throughout the world wherein children endure from circumstances such as poverty and diseases while some considerably suffer from children behavioral problems. These children behavioral problems can be general, while some can be mental and other complaints are associated with anxiety. read more
By: Veronica Mauvis | 2010-03-27 | Anxiety First let us ask if feeling anxious a normal state for human beings? The answer here is a definite yes. Anxiety serves to keep us safe from possible perceived threats that we need to process. read more
By: Charlene Rhodes | 2010-03-27 | Parenting Children with behavior problems can many times be difficult to get a handle on. Child behavioral issues many times may be the result of learning disabilities (like dyslexia), may also have ADHD, be over tired, hungry, or any one of a number of other factors. If you as a parent, react to children with behavior problems through anger, this could eventually turn into a discipline problem. read more
By: Ann Henshall | 2010-03-27 | Home & Family Assessing behavior can be a tricky business because it is sometimes hard to know which parts of a child or young person's behavior should be tracked and monitored. Behavior is often a response to something happening in the environment. read more
By: Charlene Rhodes | 2010-03-27 | Parenting Behavior problems in children can be difficult to cope with. We've all heard that kids are Gods gift to us. This may be true most of the time, but when we start seeing behavioral problems in our kids, we can begin to wonder what we've gotten ourselves into. We all love our kids to the ends of the earth, for most of us, there is nothing we wouldn't do for them. But when they start acting up, they can be a chore to handle, not to mention the embarrassment they can cause us in front of others. read more
By: Steve Robbins | 2010-12-05 | Parenting Almost everyone undergoes certain developmental adjustments that we need to achieve and get over. However among all the phases, being a youthful adult has got to probably the most critical part in a person's life. With this level, you are starting to really feel in between. Thinking about discipline problems are not your issue any more. You don't feel as premature as a child and as liable being an adult. read more
By: Steve Robbins | 2010-11-20 | Parenting Many instances throughout the world wherein children endure from circumstances just like poverty and diseases while others considerably suffer from children behavioral problems. These children behavioral problems can be common, although some can be emotional and other problems are related to anxiety. read more