Rebellious behavior in teens is common and normal—but should you ever be worried if your teen displays defiant behavior? Sometimes, defiant behavior in teens can be a cover for more serious emotional ...

Do you ever wonder if you’ve taught your teens enough life skills to go out into the real world and succeed? School fills ...

Yet little rigorous evidence exists on whether behavior management can serve as a lever for academic improvement. We evaluate a program that shifts responsibility for establishing behavioral norms and ...

This is a guest post by Jessica Flannery, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon. You know the conventional wisdom: Adolescents are impulsive by nature, like ...

Why are adolescents so sensitive to their peers' behavior? And is this sensitivity necessarily negative, as the term peer pressure often implies? In his Ph.D. dissertation, UvA behavioral scientist ...

Everyone responds differently to their feelings, and anxiety can look different in everyone. Some people may appear fearful, shaky, or panicky. Some may respond with anger when they are forced to face ...

I have two teenagers, and so I am very familiar with teenage defiance. Talking back, arguing, not listening to reason or rules – I’ve seen it all. The other day, one kid blew a fuse after I asked him ...