Aggressive Behavior Children
Are you worried about aggressive behavior children? Does a child you know exhibit aggressive behaviors? Do you want to learn more about aggression in children and how to help?
You are not alone.
When children exhibit high levels of aggression their parents and teachers worry. What is the problem? Why is the child behaving in this manner? What is contributing to and maintaining the aggressive behaviors? And what can they do to help? 
Aggressive behavior children show distress and upset, and are often hard to calm. It is difficult to sooth them and assist them in managing their behaviors. These behaviors contribute to problems for the aggressive child. He is often written off as "naughty" or "bad" and punished.
Aggressive behavior children also cause considerable distress in others. Aggressive children may be argumentative and verbally aggressive. They may have difficulty controlling their temper and are easily upset and annoyed by others. They are often defiant and may appear angry and resentful.Their aggressive behaviors can disrupt lessons in school and hurt, intimidate and frighten other children. 
Unless we intervene to help these children, they are at risk of developing serious behavior disorders like Oppositional Defiant Disorder or Conduct Disorder. As their problems increase, their aggressive behaviors threaten the safety of other children, and/or adults. When the aggressive behaviors escalate to this level, some of these children are expelled or suspended from school. The protection of other children and their teachers is the prime concern when this occurs.
Some children exhibit aggressive behaviors that are less extreme or problematic, but worrisome nonetheless. They may slap or poke other children or pinch them. Some children throw small objects or bang and break things when they are angry and upset. Others have temper tantrums and kick or scream.
Some children are verbally aggressive. They call other children names, they threaten and tease them or they use emotional control to victimize and push other children around. They might ostracize them and spread rumors about them.
Regardless of the level of aggression, it is important to intervene early to help aggressive behavior children. Aggressive children need to develop healthy coping strategies to control their behaviors and manage anger and conflict, and other distressing feelings and situations. We need to teach them alternative ways to solve problems. We need to provide strategies to help calm and sooth their nervous systems, so they are not so so easily triggered and thrown into the "fight " response when threatened.