Violent Behavior

in Child
ren

and
Aggression
MDM Company June 1, 2021

Violent behavior and aggression is antisocial

behavior that damages or destroys property
or that results in physical or emotional injury.
It can be verbal or physical. Slapping,
grabbing, pinching, kicking, spitting, biting,
threatening, degrading, shaming, snubbing,
gossiping, attacking, teasing, and
demolishing are all examples of aggressive
acts.
Where does aggression come from?

1 Being the victim of physical 4 Genetic (family heredity)

abuse and/or sexual abuse factors

2 Exposure to violence in the 5 Exposure to violence in media

home and/or community (TV, movies, etc.)

3 Being the victim of bullying 6 Summary Brain damage from

head injuryAction Items
Being the victim of physical abuse
and/or sexual abuse.

Common to many "negative parenting" situations.

School-aged children who are exposed to harsh
discipline or abuse are more prone to act aggressively
and violently.

Physical abuse
Exposure to violence in the home
and/or community.
Evidence has shown that exposure to situations of
domestic violence can have serious negative effects
on a child’s development. In addition, past research
suggests that children who are exposed to
interpersonal violence in the home may also learn to
use violence in their own lives.

Violence
Being the victim of bullying.
Kids who are bullied can experience negative physical,
social, emotional, academic, and mental health issues.
Kids who are bullied are more likely to bully someone
too. There are few truly evil people in this world. Yes,
there are those who commit evil deeds, but most of
the time, there’s a history or explanation for the way
they act. Bullying has various causes that explain why
children abuse and harass one another.

Bullying
Genetic (family heredity) factors
Genetic variants that are expressed in aggression during
childhood and adolescence also are significantly
associated with aggression later in the life course. Despite
the minor impacts, these findings offer the first genetic
evidence that genetic influences control some of the
consistency and stability of aggressive behavior, and that
genetic effects in childhood endure throughout life and
hence across circumstances.

Genetic
Exposure to violence in
media (TV, movies, etc.)
Research has shown that media violence does
affect the behavior in children. Media violence also
causes aggression in children’s behavior.
Psychology studies have shown how children think.

Media
Brain damage from head
injury.
Aggressive behavior tends to appear during the
acute phase of brain injury. This refers to the
first few weeks after the initial injury.

Brain damage
Violent behavior can be decreased or even
prevented if the above risk factors are
significantly reduced or eliminated. Most
importantly, efforts should be directed at
dramatically decreasing the exposure of
children and adolescents to violence in the
home, community, and through the media.

Here are a few tips that parents can

use to handle agression in children:

1 BE PATIENT 5 TALK TO YOUR CHILD

2 LOOK OUT FOR TRIGGERS AND 6 CHANNELISE YOUR CHILD’S

STIMULANTS ENERGY

3 AVOID HITTING 7 BE FIRM, NOT LOUD

4 UNDERSTAND YOUR CHILD’S

EMOTIONS
1 BE PATIENT
2 3
Patience is the key in raising kids.
Children don’t process emotions and
information the way adults do.
4 UNDERSTAND YOUR CHILD’S
EMOTIONS
5 6
Talk to your child about his/ her
underlying emotions or feelings. It is
important to understand the
emotions underlying the aggressive
act.
LOOK OUT FOR TRIGGERS AND
STIMULANTS
Parents should try and understand
the pattern in the environment that
triggers for aggressive behaviors in
children. This helps to get to the root
of the problem and helps to reduce
such behaviors as it can be handled
at the root cause level.
TALK TO YOUR CHILD
When children are forbidden from
engaging in particular behaviours,
they frequently experience guilt.
They are remorseful after hitting
someone.
AVOID HITTING
Hitting or spanking the kid will do no
good rather will aggravate aggressive
behaviors. Parents should practice
what they preach.
CHANNELISE YOUR CHILD’S
ENERGY
It is critical that children spend their
time studying, playing, and doing
other activities during the day. This
will undoubtedly take their attention
away from their violent actions
7 BE FIRM, NOT LOUD

Don’t give into the child’s tantrums

very easily. Be firm on your stand
Note
when the child is throwing a tantrum.

Children need to understand that a

ll
of their feelings are acceptable a
nd
normal, including anger. Everyone
gets upset sometimes and wants to
do
hurtful things. As adults, we can
help children learn how to stay in
charge of what they say and do eve
n
if they are feeling very angry or
upset at that moment.
Thank
you!
Have a
great day
ahead.
 References:

https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/childhood-aggression-and-exposure-violence-home
https://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20010212/early-abuse-leads-to-later-aggression
https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Understanding-Violent-Behavior-In-Children-
and-Adolescents-055.aspx
https://www.learning-mind.com/causes-of-bullying-why-children-become-bullies/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10519-021-10076-6
https://graduateway.com/violence-in-the-media-causes-aggression-in-children/
https://www.flintrehab.com/aggressive-behavior-after-brain-injury/