We all behave in a certain way and there is always an ideal behavior which is expected from you. This is more common in children because they need to be trained in a certain way in order to have good ...

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a disruptive behavior disorder that emerges during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by persistent angry or irritable mood, unruly and argumentative ...

What is Opposition Defiant Disorder? Opposition defiant disorder (ODD) is a disorder marked by an uncooperative, aggressive, argumentative and defiant behavior towards people in authority to ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

Young adolescents, especially boys, who participated in organized sports between ages 6 and 10 are less likely to defy their parents, teachers and other authority figures, a new study by researchers ...

Children with ODD display persistent defiant, hostile, and disobedient behaviour towards authority figures, often engaging in arguments and showing anger. Is your child disobedient, hostile, and ...

This post was co-authored with Rachel Hardy, M.A. In this three-part series, we seek to explore alternate explanations for childhood defiance/misbehavior. In Part 1, childhood misbehavior was ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Whether you are a parent or a teacher, the teenagers who are most likely to test your patience or cause you to question your competence are oppositional-defiant adolescents.

All the way back in Module 1, we touched briefly on autistic meltdowns and explained how they are not the same thing as bad or manipulative behavior. However, autistic meltdowns can sometimes look or ...