| Are you dealing with aggressive behavior in children? | | | | out whether or not you’re bluffing or not. Do you |
| Aggressive behavior in children can be very scary | | | | really want to go through with what you just threaten |
| thing to have to deal with. Your aggressive child may | | | | to do? If not, don’t say it. You need to be honest, |
| be yelling or kicking or scratching. The list of bad | | | | consistent, and calm. Set up consequences way |
| behaviors can go on and on. This type of aggressive | | | | before the aggressive behavior shows up. |
| behavior in children can not be tolerated. At the same | | | | Do Not Throw Your Own Temper Tantrum |
| time, the overreaction or the temper tantrum in the | | | | Too often, when a child goes ballistic with a parent i.e. |
| adult can make things worse. We will take a look at | | | | showing aggressive behavior, the parent who is |
| what not to do if your child has aggressive behavior | | | | responsible for the child will lose their cool. They will yell, |
| tendencies. | | | | they will stomp their feet, maybe even cry. Often, they |
| Do Not Yell | | | | will start belittling their child and telling the child how |
| Yelling at a child that is showing aggressive behavior is | | | | horrible they are. A child that is exhibiting aggressive |
| only going to escalate the problem. When you lose | | | | behavior is similar to one of those stress faults. If you |
| your cool and show your child that yelling or showing | | | | just slowly push and prod is very malleable. But as |
| extreme emotions is the way to deal with your | | | | soon as you strike suddenly he gets very hard. This is |
| frustration you are reinforcing the idea that bursting out | | | | very typical for aggressive children. |
| is acceptable. You must stay calm. | | | | Good News |
| Do Not Threaten | | | | Believe it or not there are strategies that will turn the |
| As soon as you make an ultimatum there is only one | | | | aggressive behavior in your child around very quickly. |
| way that this is going to in: someone is going to lose. If | | | | Get the answers about what you should do to deal |
| it is truly a threat, your child may likely call it and figure | | | | with aggressive behavior. |