How Do You Handle Aggressive Or Violent Children?
Dealing with aggressive and violent children is a difficult balancing act. A parent must understand a child’s emotional needs, which are individual to every child. Most of the time, kids do not lash out for no apparent reason. The key is to get to the root of the problem to find out why the child is having difficulty expressing his feelings in a constructive manner. The causes may be social, medical and psychological. By recognizing triggers and learning methods to soothe your child, you can manage to survive the tough times. Write down and log specific times and days that your child becomes aggressive. Note if it happens at the same time of day, when he’s tired or hungry, if he gets angry when he has to share or if he lets off steam when he gets home from school. Over time you will see a pattern that will help determine the cause. Identify triggers. Once you see a pattern, you will be able to prevent many meltdowns from happening. If your child breaks down when he is hungry, have snac
