Preventing, Not Just Reacting To, Aggressive Youth Behavior
October 15th, 2010
From taunting and bullying to fights and school shootings, students of all ages have shown a capability for a wide range of aggressive behavior toward their peers. Part of mitigating these behaviors involves swift and effective response to early signs of bullying or threats of violence. But what about reaching those kids before they get to that point? A new study shows that youth who feel alienated are more likely to lash out against others. The lashing out is a negative consequence of an underlying problem. So fostering school and community environments that work for unity and against alienation may help. Kids should also know that school counselors and teachers are a safe haven for sharing their feelings and concerns, especially if they’re having trouble getting along with peers. In some cases, a few counseling or therapy sessions can help students learn to see the positive about themselves and start building better relationships with their classmates instead of lashing out.
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Seems like this has just been growing into a bigger and bigger problem and it is so frustrating because like everything else this feels like it would be the right things to do to prevent the behavior but there is no real way to get in there and to make that happe. What if the kids are too scared to tell anyone that they are being bullied? What if the parents of the kids who are bullying do not see anything wrong with their child’s behavior and choose to completely ignore the obvious? It sounds all well and good to get everyone a little counseling and therapy but we all know that this is just not the reality of how things are. Most people are very hesitant about egtting involved in therapy especially if they do not perceive that there is anything wrong. I just think that there has to be a better way because for me this is not the answer. In an ideal world maybe, but not in the real world.
How about a good spanking veery now and then? It is time to teach our kids how to treat other people and that to run over others who may be weaker than they are is unacceptable.
Sometimes this feels like a losing battle, what with everything that these kids see on tv and in movies and video games. The warriors are the ones that are celebrated, not the wimpy kids who stand by and watch. Kids need to be shown and society needs to stand by the message that this kind of violence against other people is not acceptable and that no environment is going to be accepting of that ebhavior. Look how many kids have died this year by their own hand because they were tired of dealing with the violence and the anger inflicted upon them by other people. They felt lost and out of control, and with good reason. How can we make this stop even before it begins, before one more child feels so distraught that the only way he knows how to make it go away is to end his own life? Not until people teach their own kids how wrong it is to bully another person.
as we have always known-prevention is better than cure-and it is no different in handling aggressive youth.they can be real trouble for the family but if we know how to prevent the aggressive behavior it will be great.
This could be a much bigger battle than what you would initially anticipate because we too have to think about the messages that these kids are getting at home.
If kids are under good parenting and a good supervision in their early years they will not turn aggressive in the first place in the later years. This needs to be kept in the mind of everyone with a little kid. If you do not want a troublesome teen later on control your little one right now!
can anyone give viewpoints about the indifferent attitude of youth towards their social and moraal responsibilities…… plzzz….plz…. itss verrry urgent…….
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