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• Study: Shared caregiving duties may lead to problems between parents

  Parental conflict may lead to various emotional and behavioral problems among children. Furthermore, a tense environment at home may lead some problem teens to engage in unhealthy activities, such as substance abuse or bullying. more...

• Gosselin says her kids express anger about divorce

  Reality TV star Kate Gosselin admits that two of her eight children are battling anger issues because of a recent divorce. more...

• Rise in runaway teens a deceiving trend

  Advocates say that millions of troubled teens run away from home, but it is a largely invisible problem because many kids do not live out on the streets. more...

• Study: Older brothers bully their siblings to establish dominance

  A recent study reveals that older brothers are more likely than older sisters to bully younger siblings. more...

• Authorities and community members rally to keep children out of methamphetamine labs

  More than 1,000 of the methamphetamine labs that have been raided in Arkansas over the last decade have been in residences housing children. more...

• Children who have an incarcerated parent are more likely to develop problem behavior

  A mentoring program in Missouri was recently awarded $600,000 in federal grants to help serve children who have a parent in prison. more...

• Children with single parents are at risk to develop behavioral problems, study reveals

  Researchers recently discovered that children who are raised in a single-parent family are more likely to develop behavioral problems. more...

• Children who witness domestic abuse should receive therapy treatment, experts say

  Caseworkers in Georgia recently talked about the importance of counseling for children who have been exposed to domestic violence. more...