{"id":38801,"date":"2020-05-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/?p=38801"},"modified":"2020-05-13T08:27:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T12:27:21","slug":"aggression-in-children-and-what-it-could-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/aggression-in-children-and-what-it-could-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"Aggression in children and what it could mean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_id=&#8221;1589372380030-00cc86d5-1b65&#8243;][vc_column el_id=&#8221;1589372380140-02629253-6205&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is Aggression?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aggression refers to a behavior that can cause harm or pain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aggression in children is most likely seen as disobedience, fighting, breaking stuff, etc.<a href=\"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5e1a2451-b776-4e5d-a6a4-f0d1bf2f4c3a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38802 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5e1a2451-b776-4e5d-a6a4-f0d1bf2f4c3a-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5e1a2451-b776-4e5d-a6a4-f0d1bf2f4c3a-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5e1a2451-b776-4e5d-a6a4-f0d1bf2f4c3a-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5e1a2451-b776-4e5d-a6a4-f0d1bf2f4c3a-700x1050.jpg 700w, https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5e1a2451-b776-4e5d-a6a4-f0d1bf2f4c3a-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5e1a2451-b776-4e5d-a6a4-f0d1bf2f4c3a.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reasons for aggression:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There can be multiple reasons for your child to display aggression. Below is a list of a few possible reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sensory Overload:<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sensory overload takes place when overstimulation happens in more than one sense. This happens mostly in the toddler years of a child. When the child is unable to understand and bear it which causes him to let it out in the form of aggression.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Frustration:<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cKids who have problems with cognition (what\u2019s now called intellectual impairment) or communication (including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/childmind.org\/topics\/disorders\/autism-spectrum-disorder\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">autism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) may also manifest with aggression. When children with these conditions become aggressive, they often do so because they have difficulty dealing with their anxiety or frustration and can\u2019t verbalize their feelings as others do. The aggression may also be a form of impulsivity.\u201d(Source:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/childmind.org\/article\/aggression-in-children-causes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Are Some of the Causes of Aggression in Children?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<a href=\"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/download-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38804 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/download-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fear:<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aggression is most likely to happen when your child has to face a situation that they fear. For example, if a child fears punishment from his parents, he will take out his fear in the form of aggression such that he won&#8217;t be punished.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Physical needs<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEven if a child doesn\u2019t outright mimic the aggressive behavior of others, severely punished or abused children may act hostile toward others as a result of being abused. Victims of physical and sexual abuse exhibit more violent behaviors than children who aren\u2019t abused, as do children who experience severe emotional trauma, such as abandonment into foster care.\u201d (Source:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/howtoadult.com\/causes-aggressive-behavior-children-7952744.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Are the Causes of Aggressive Behavior in Children?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Communication Struggles:<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When a child is not able to communicate correctly he will not be able to express his feelings. This can cause him to get frustrated and angry for not being able to express his emotions in words. This is easily another reason why aggression takes place.<a href=\"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/prob-solver-article-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38806 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/prob-solver-article-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Impulse Control:<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere are the disruptive behavior disorders. In children with ADHD, the most common of them, impulsivity and poor decision-making can lead to behavior that\u2019s interpreted as aggressive. These children often don\u2019t consider the consequences of their actions, which may come across as callous or malicious when they\u2019re really just not thinking.\u201d (Source:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/childmind.org\/article\/aggression-in-children-causes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Are Some of the Causes of Aggression in Children?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trauma:<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sometimes your child might have no mental illness yet he has aggression. This can be because of emotional stress due to an accident or a situation that left him traumatized. Aggression can be a way he expresses his trauma.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conduct Disorder:<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWith conduct disorder, aggressiveness is part of the matrix of the illness, a large component of what that is. Unlike the child who just isn\u2019t considering consequences of his actions, kids with CD are intentionally malicious, and the treatment and prognosis are quite different.\u201d(Source:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/childmind.org\/article\/aggression-in-children-causes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Are Some of the Causes of Aggression in Children?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<a href=\"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/images-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38807 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/images-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_id=&#8221;1589372380030-00cc86d5-1b65&#8243;][vc_column el_id=&#8221;1589372380140-02629253-6205&#8243;][vc_column_text] What is Aggression? Aggression refers to a behavior that can cause harm or pain. Aggression in children is most likely seen as disobedience, fighting, breaking\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38803,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-behavior-management","category-recent"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38801"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38808,"href":"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38801\/revisions\/38808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spectacokids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}