Behavior & Discipline
All children misbehave from time to time. Get information about ways to discipline your kids without being too hard on them. This page also provides information about recognizing warning signs in your child's behavior.
UF/IFAS Publications
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Child Emotional and Behavorial Problems
- Communicating with Teens about Sex: Facts, Findings, and Suggestions
- The "Fool-proof" Time-out
- How Parents and Agents Can Address Bullying with Youth
- Keeping Teens Out of Summer Trouble!
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- Parenting During the Elementary School Years, Part 1: Preventing Misbehavior
- Parenting During the Elementary School Years, Part 2: Discipline
- Sibling Rivalry
- Teens and Sexual Harassment: Making a Difference
Other Sites & Publications
- Aggressive Behavior--American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Cheating--AAP
- Child Behavior Disorders--MedlinePlus
- Children Who are Shy, Rejected, or Neglected--AAP
- Children Without Friends--AAP
- Children's Threats: When are They Serious?--American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- Development and Behavior--AAP
- Discipline--AACAP
- Disciplining Your Child--KidsHealth
- Disobedience--AAP
- Helping Your Child with Social Problems--AAP
- How Parenting Styles Influence Temperament--AAP
- Kids and Alcohol--KidsHealth
- Lying--AAP
- Manual to Combat Truancy--U.S. Department of Education
- The Myth of the Bad Kid--NMHC
- The Myth of the Bad Parent--NMHC
- The Myth of the Perfect Parent--AAP
- Parenting Skills: Nurturing and Guiding--AAP
- Skipping School for Fun and Profit
- Swearing--AAP
- Talking to Your Child about Drugs--KidsHealth
- Teaching Your Child Self-Control--KidsHealth
- Teasing and Gifted Children--Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
- Temper Tantrums--KidsHealth
- Time Out--U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- What Parents can Do to Change Their Child's Behavior--American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
- You and Your Child's Behavior--AAP
- Return to Children
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
- Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences
- Family Album Radio
- Florida After School Enrichment Project
- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department
- School IPM
- Young Investor Program
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- FirstGov for Kids
- Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U.S. Administration for Children and Families
Other University Sites
- Children's Nutrition Research Center--Baylor College of Medicine
- Children, Youth and Family Consortium--University of Minnesota
Organizations & Associations
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Pregnancy Association
- American Public Health Association
- International Parenting Association
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- National Even Start Asssociation
- National PTA
Other Sites & Publications
- Child Care Aware
- CYFERnet
- Florida Electronic Library
- National Black Child Development Institute
- National Child Care Information Center
- National Fatherhood Intiative
- National Network for Child Care
- National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
- Parents as Teachers National Center
- USAA Educational Foundation
