DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have two sons, ages 5 and 11. My eldest is always excited to start school and have new adventures. My younger son will begin kindergarten this year. Although he went to child care ...

Overthinking at night - about insomnia and other matters - is a common problem for many of my patients with sleep disorders. It interferes with falling asleep or going back to sleep, and prevents ...

The fact is, confrontation can turn us into someone we don't like. Blood rushes to our head, our pulse races rapidly, and all of a sudden we blurt out something to a colleague or client we immediately ...

Anxiety is a feeling that just about everyone can relate to. We feel anxious when we're unsure what will happen next, are worried about what to say or do in a given situation or don't know how to ...

Managing challenging student behaviors doesn’t have to drain your energy or derail learning. From low-intensity interventions to positive reinforcement and preference-based incentives, educators have ...

The brain is constantly bombarded with information, and focus depends on its ability to filter out distractions and detect what matters. Attention disorders such as attention-deficit hyperactivity ...