Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Patricia writes about family law and tips for female lawyers. Aggression is defined as a form of physical or verbal behavior ...

All children (like all people) can be verbally and physically aggressive. All children (like all people) are more likely to act aggressively when frustrated. Neuro-developmentally atypical children ...

Research scientists say kids who are persistently aggressive or defiant in their teens were likely showing signs of persistent aggressive behavior years earlier when they are toddlers. Sometimes as a ...

Physical aggression by young people toward their parents occurs quite frequently – yet the subject remains taboo. Victims often struggle with shame and avoid seeking help, hoping to shield their ...

Years ago, I gave a talk on the power of play to a group of parents at a preschool. A worried mom said, “My son’s favorite game is ripping the heads off of his action figures, hurling them down the ...

Preschoolers who are aggressive, angry, and inattentive tend to have fewer playmates than their non-aggressive classmates, whether they are boys or girls. In comparison, non-aggressive children do ...

Erinn Acland has previously received funding from the Quebec Network on Suicide, Mood Disorders and Related Disorders, NSERC, and the University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain. Joanna Peplak ...

When a five-year-old kicks a baby in the throat, the room should stop. But in too many families, it doesn't. Someone laughs. Someone says, "She didn't mean it." Someone changes the subject. And the ...

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