When children react with aggression towards what was seemingly a simple request the underlying principle may be one of frustration.  If tasks they could accomplish yesterday can't be done today, they become angry.  If the tasks become more difficult or more restrictions are applied, they may react with anger.  Sometimes subtle actions like not eating their food or bedwetting may be their response.  Sometimes more violent actions become a way of controlling the situation.                                                                                *It becomes clear that even if the children can't communicate their frustration,    they can act out the frustration and achieve attention!  

Typically, children may misbehave because of family difficulties, such as bereavement, illness, divorce, remarriage, school problems, bullying, lack of confidence, problems with friends or brothers and sisters and such like.  There may be medical problems such as ADHD or other rarer conditions.  It is useful to think of bad behavior as a sign that something is wrong.  If you think about it, most people want to be liked and helped, not to remain angry, hurt and isolated.

My question is “What are your strengths in dealing with the children’s behaviors?”  You must be "special" to the child in order to deal and help various behaviors of all kinds!  You are the "key" to their lives and to their successes?

One teacher shared: "Teachers must have personal integrity and they must establish integrity within the classroom to accomplish the goal of effective education and set an example for the children."  Keep up the good work!!  It is not an easy task!!    Next time, we will look at "Power Struggles."