A better understanding of
the development of aggressive behaviours should help to establish effective prevention programs.
Not exact matches
Recent studies have shown that physical punishment can actually contribute to the
development of fearful or
aggressive behaviour.
This topic aims to provide a better understanding
of aggressive behaviour in young children, its normal course
of development, when parents or caregivers should be concerned, and what policies, programs and interventions can be implemented to reduce its long - term incidence.
Taylor et al argue that the important facets
of positive parenting are undermined by the presence
of certain socioeconomic conditions, in particular that unemployment, low income, and lack
of social support is associated with more punitive and coercive discipline, more rejecting, less warm
behaviours, and more
aggressive parenting strategies affecting the behavioural, educational, and social
development of children.
At the child level, temperamental features evident in infancy and toddlerhood such as irritability, restlessness, irregular patterns
of behaviour, lack
of persistence and low adaptability increase the risk
of behaviour problems7, 8,9 as do certain genetic and neurobiological traits.10, 11 At the family level, parenting practices including punitive discipline, inconsistency, low warmth and involvement, and physical aggression have been found to contribute to the
development of young children's
aggressive behaviour.12 Children who are exposed to high levels
of discord within the home and whose parents have mental health and / or substance abuse issues are also at heightened risk.13 Other important correlates
of aggression in children that can contribute to chronic aggression include faulty social - cognitive processes and peer rejection.14
Specific parenting
behaviours and skills have been examined, particularly in relation to the
development of aggressive and disruptive
behaviour.
Development of effortful control in early childhood is critical for the reduction
of aggressive behaviours and impulses.
A distorted sense
of self and a disruption
of the normal
development of self has been reported by adolescents with ADHD.25 Furthermore, excessively
aggressive and antisocial
behaviour may develop, adding further problems (fig 3).