Aggressive Behavior Children

Are you worried about aggressive behavior children? Does a child you know exhibit aggressive behaviors. Do you want to learn more about aggression in children and how to help?

When aggressive behavior begins, talk to your child let him know there is other ways to deal with this unacceptable behavior, such as asking for help, letting someone know the problem instead of getting angry.

Positive Rewards…

Praise your child when getting along with others, like playing fairly, taking turns or sharing, always be definite about what you're praising.
The more you praise your child with positive attention the more positive behavior will be repeated.

Keep It In The Past…

If you keep telling your child about their earlier incident doesn’t teach them acceptable behavior, because it then reminds the child how to be aggressive again.

Time Out…

If the aggressive behavior continues, further steps are needed and Time Out may be necessary, to reinforce your message with their behavior not being accepted.

What Not To Do…

There are two things to remember that you don't do: Firstly, don’t use aggression to stop aggression.

Hitting your child or any other physical contact with your child will only teach your him to do the same to others in the same way.

Secondly: don’t let off steam when your child does, getting angry with your child when he hits only proves he can use aggression to have power over you.

What Causes Aggression in Children?.

Multiple factors interact to foster aggression in children. In some cases, for example, the interaction between the child’s temperament and/or a genetic predisposition and environmental influences (e.g. ineffective parenting or stress) increases a child’s reliance on aggression as a major coping strategy.

Some of the multiple factors that contribute to aggression in children include the following:

• Genetic and/or temperamental influences.
• Insecure or disorganized attachment patterns.
• Ongoing and unrelieved stress.
• Lack of appropriate problem solving and coping strategies.
• Limited experience with role models (e.g. peers, family members, TV. & computer games) who value and provide examples of non-aggressive behaviors.
• Ineffective parenting style: for example, authoritarian, controlling, harsh or coercive parenting style; permissive, overindulgent parenting style; rejecting parenting style; psychological problems in the parent such as depression or alcoholism.
• Poor fit between parent and child:Ineffective parenting could be an effect rather than a cause of the child’s behavior. Children’s problem behaviors may affect parents’ moods and parenting behaviors.
• Family stress, disruption and conflict.
• Help Aggressive Behavior Children

Remember, behavior change takes time. It requires consistency and follow through.

Be on the look out for small changes. Small steps make a difference and will lead you and your child toward a positive outcome.