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Website: https://childmind.org/article/dmdd-extreme-tantrums-irritability/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español Occasional tantrums and irritability are normal parts of childhood, but some kids have frequent, extreme tantrums — at an age when most kids hav...

Website: https://childmind.org/guide/quick-guide-to-intermittent-explosive-disorder/  en Español What is intermittent explosive disorder (IED)? Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a mental health disorder in which kids have short periods of intense...

Website: https://childmind.org/guide/quick-guide-to-conduct-disorder/  en Español What is conduct disorder? Conduct disorder is a mental health condition that can affect children and teenagers. Kids who have conduct disorder seem to enjoy hurting people...

Website: https://childmind.org/guide/quick-guide-to-oppositional-defiant-disorder/  en Español What is oppositional defiant disorder? Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a children’s mental health diagnosis that is characterized by a pattern of defia...

Website: https://childmind.org/guide/disruptive-mood-dysregulation-disorder-a-quick-guide/  en Español What is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)? Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder is a mental health condition in children and teens. It i...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/adhd-behavior-problems/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español We think of kids with ADHD as having trouble paying attention. But for many of them — and their parents — behavior is a big problem, too. Sometimes a bigg...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/how-anxiety-leads-to-disruptive-behavior/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español 10-year-old boy named James has an outburst in school. Upset by something a classmate says to him, he pushes the other boy, and a shoving ...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/depression-and-anger/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español We usually think of depression as a form of prolonged sadness, being “down” for a disturbingly long time. But depression can also take the form of irritabilit...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/pathological-demand-avoidance-in-kids/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español All kids avoid doing things they’re asked to do from time to time. But some go to extremes to avoid or resist anything they perceive as a dem...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/disruptive-behavior-why-its-often-misdiagnosed/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español Most children have occasional temper tantrums or emotional outbursts, but when kids repeatedly lash out, are defiant, or can’t contr...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/what-parents-should-know-about-risperdal/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español Risperdal is a medication that’s widely used to treat children who are aggressive or excessively irritable. Though it was originally appro...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/how-to-handle-tantrums-and-meltdowns/ Writer: Caroline Miller en Español The first thing we have to do to manage tantrums is to understand them. That is not always as easy as it sounds, since tantrums and meltdowns a...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/how-can-we-help-kids-with-transitions/  Writer: Katherine Martinelli en Español Many children struggle with transitions, which are common triggers for behaviors that range from annoying (whining, stalling) to upset...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/when-siblings-wont-stop-fighting/  Writer: Katherine Martinelli  en Español Anyone with more than one child knows that even siblings who are the best of friends can still get on each other’s nerves. And it’s certainl...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/teens-and-anger/  Writer: Rae Jacobson, MS en Español Teenage anger is a thing of legend. The stereotype of the eye-rolling, door slamming rebellious adolescent is often played for laughs, but for parents dealing wit...