Behaviors Related To Aggression

Children need to assert themselves. Parents must allow children to fulfill this need; otherwise, parents may find themselves being forced into confrontations for no particular reason. Include the child in certain decisions, involve the child in planning activities, and give the child responsibility for choosing certain courses of action the family may take. Letting a child with strong aggression have some control will go a long way toward channeling this tendency in positive ways. Many children feel they have no say in anything, that no one listens to them or lets them be in charge of anything. For them, it is a terrible and helpless feeling. It doesn’t mean the parents always have to do what the child demands! What it does mean is that the parent must listen to the child. The aggression need can often be met by just listening to and considering the child’s point of view. It can be that simple.

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Other Behaviors (with a paid membership)

The Agitator

The Angry

The Animal

The Apple Polisher

The Authority Pusher

The Cheater

The Chiseler

The Clique

The Crier (Who Sheds Tears)

The Defier

The Destroyer

The Do-Nothing

The Exploder

The Foulmouth

The Gossip

The Griper

The Habitual Absentee

"I Won't Do It"

The Interrupter

The Last Worder

The Lewd

The Liar

The Negative Group

The Noisemaker

"Not My Fault"

The Overly Aggressive

The Procrastinator

The Questioner

The Rabble Rouser

The Rebel

The Repeater

The Scrapper

The Show-Off

The Smart Aleck

The Smartmouth

The Snotty

The Spoiled

The Talker

The Thief

The Troublemaker