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Aggressive Behavior in Preschool

As the mother of a preschooler, you have almost certainly seen your child or one of his peers engage in a bit of aggression. From hair pulling to hitting, and even sometimes the occasional bite, aggressive behavior is far from uncommon in preschool children. However, while you should expect to see some small aggressive transgressions, you should hardly allow these events to occur with no consequence. It is during the preschool years that children learn the dos and don’ts of aggressive behavior that will get them through their childhood and adult years to come.

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Aggressive Behavior Due to Video Games

Many children enjoy battling evil in video games. While it may seem that engaging in simulated violent battle could have little impact on a child, evidence exists that indicates that video game violence can translate to real world aggression. Before you buy your little video game lover that violence-rich game he has had his eye on, consider the potential consequences that repeatedly playing the game could have on your kid.

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Does Television Cause Aggressive Behavior in Children?

Many kids enjoy relaxing in front of the television and taking in their favorite programs, but when these programs are rich in violence, this simple viewing could have a lasting impact. Researchers have long wondered about the impact that viewing violent programs has upon children. In an attempt to prove or disprove this correlation, researchers from an assortment of organizations, including the American Academy of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Medical Association have dedicated themselves to studying this phenomenon, and their work havs yielded some results that could be important to parents.

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Aggressive Child Behavior

With no direction, teaching or discipline, a child’s natural lack of self-control can make him downright savage. If left unchecked, toddlers will often kick, bite, hit, have tantrums and go into an uncontrollable rage. If you don’t correct this behavior, your child’s aggression could get worse, turning a normal childhood phase into a more serious behavioral problem.