This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: Parents often worry that new technology is bad for their children.

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Kate Linebaugh: Last week I got on the phone with a girl who's been suffering ...

My nine-year-old’s record for clearing her throat is 33 times in one minute. I counted. It’s a noise so distracting sometimes you can’t really do anything else but count how many times it happens.

Share on Pinterest Some common child behaviors such as throat clearing, coughing, or an inability to sit still can sometimes be an indicator of a tic disorder. Getty Images Tic disorders and ...

While minor bumps and bruises are common during childhood, experiencing neck pain as a child can be startling. A range of things can cause neck pain in children, and it is vital to identify the cause ...

Chronic motor tic disorder is a condition that involves brief, uncontrollable, spasm-like movements or vocal outbursts (called phonic tics), but not both. If both a physical tic and vocal outburst are ...

Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by tics like grimacing, blinking and vocalizations, is normally treated in children and teens with one of several antipsychotic medications.

Group A streptococcus (GAS) infection is not associated with new-onset tic disorders in at-risk children, findings from a large prospective study show. The results mean that if pre-teens present with ...

Nonvoluntary stressful movements or sounds are everyday reality for children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome, but the symptoms can be significantly reduced -- both when help comes individually ...