There are two basic impulses in humans. The first is sexuality and the other is aggression. These two impulses make a person's life easier as long as they are activated at a certain level in society and used at the necessary level. Aggression, which we count as the second of these impulses, is harming someone else and behavior carried out for this purpose. Since aggression is innate, crying, biting, hitting, etc. are seen as primitive behaviors in babies. It manifests itself in behavior. In later stages, he achieves control by learning to control aggression and turn it into behavior that is deemed appropriate by society.
Aggressive behavior is frequently observed in preschool children. Children show aggressive behavior in two ways. While some of them show behaviors such as taking something from the other's hand by force, hitting or biting, on the other hand, they may behave aggressively during the game, although they do not show open aggression. For example, they may show their aggression indirectly by breaking their playmate's toy. Aggressive children are discordant, angry and ready to lash out, they often fight with their peers and adults, and their reactions are excessive and disproportionate to the event. The punishment given to them does not affect them and they are likely to repeat the behavior.
Aggressive behavior may occur due to various factors. These are;
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Inconsistency of disciplines applied within the family
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Application of verbal and physical violence
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Unnecessarily hindering or mocking the child's behavior
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Need for trust
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Demand for attention and love
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Violent broadcasts on television and the internet
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Aggressive behavior being rewarded
How to Prevent Aggression?
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There should not be an example of an individual in the home who instills aggression in the child and acts as a model in this way.
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When he shows any aggressive behavior, he should be made to think to discover the harms.
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Reacting in the same way to children who behave aggressively will reinforce the child's behavior and make it more difficult to prevent the behavior.
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In order for the child to express any aggression, punching a pillow, using scissors, etc. They should be directed to activities such as cutting things and tearing paper.
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We can reduce the child's aggression by giving duties and responsibilities.
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Watching violent broadcasts on television and the internet should be prevented.
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Aggression should be prevented from being a mechanism used to solve its problems.
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He should not be allowed to have his wishes fulfilled through aggression
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It is necessary to direct the child to activities that require high effort in order to discharge the accumulated aggression. In this way, we reduce the possibility of repeating the behavior during the day by directing its aggression to sports.
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