{"id":26810,"date":"2015-02-20T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/?p=26810"},"modified":"2017-01-13T11:18:08","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T19:18:08","slug":"how-to-handle-aggression-in-your-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/how-to-handle-aggression-in-your-child-0220154","title":{"rendered":"How to Handle Aggression in Your Child"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"spitefulIn a culture saturated with violent images, parents naturally worry<\/a> about their children and the influence of these images on their behavior. The question of whether being exposed to violent images or interacting with violent computer or video games increases the level of violent or aggressive behavior in children<\/a> is a subject of much research and debate.<\/p>\n

Regardless of how children are affected by depictions of violence in media, it is important to remember that even children who are not exposed to violence on television and do not play violent computer or video games are often still aggressive. In fact, all children have the potential to act aggressively; it is part of our human endowment. As parents, it is our job to monitor and intervene in our children\u2019s aggressive activity so that they (and those around them) remain safe. This can be a confusing and difficult task. However, it is made much easier if we ask ourselves a few basic questions and follow some basic guidelines:<\/p>\n

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What Is the Difference Between Aggressive Play and Aggressive Behavior?<\/h2>\n

With aggressive play:<\/strong><\/p>\n