In outdoor activities, we often see many children playing well, but suddenly they start to have conflicts because some children exhibit aggressive behavior. It is very common for young children to exhibit aggressive behavior, and parents often educate their children not to conflict with them. But the effect is not good, so let's learn together what to do if young children have verbal aggressive behavior?
What should young children do if they engage in verbal aggressive behavior
1. Create an environment that is unfavorable for aggressive behavior
Practice has shown that children living in an environment with a good family atmosphere, ample play time, and a variety of toys will significantly reduce their aggressive behavior. Parents should provide their children with sufficient play time and toys, not let them watch movies or TV shows with violent scenes, not let them play with toys with aggressive tendencies, and not speak aggressive language in front of their children.
2. Remove rewards for aggressive behavior
If a child hits someone and doesn't stop them, hitting them becomes a reward for aggressive behavior, making the child feel that there is nothing wrong with hitting them and that they can continue to hit others in the future. So, when a child exhibits aggressive behavior, parents should handle it promptly to make the child aware of what behavior is wrong and what should be done correctly.
3. Teach children how to express their emotions
Worries, setbacks, and anger are emotions that can easily lead to aggressive behavior, so it is important to teach children how to vent their emotions and express their worries and anger.
What are the characteristics of aggressive behavior in young children
1. Young children exhibit frequent aggressive behavior. Early childhood is a period of social budding, where one begins to enjoy playing activities with friends and groups. At the same time, it is a self-centered stage, lacking necessary social interaction experience. The conflicting and contradictory results of the two lead to aggressive behavior. Mainly manifested as direct competition or destruction of toys or other items in order to compete for them. In addition, narrow activity spaces and insufficient game materials are also important factors that cause aggressive behavior in young children
2. Children rely more on physical attacks rather than verbal attacks. For example, once the toy they want to play with is taken away by someone else, they immediately develop hostility and use grabbing, hitting, and biting to snatch the toy, rather than attacking the other person with words.
Parents must take children's aggressive behavior seriously. There are some ways and methods to change children's behavior and allow them to vent their emotions appropriately. Children, like adults, also have their own emotions. Parents should let their children vent and not stubbornly believe that their actions are intentional. You can develop some plans, and if a child does not exhibit aggressive behavior for a long time, there can be rewards, and gradually the child's aggressive behavior will change.
