Inappropriate Behaviour of Children Towards Each Other

28 minutes

24 June 2025

Children's inappropriate behaviour toward each other includes physical (hitting, biting), verbal (insulting, belittling), or social (rejection, isolation) aggression, usually due to an inability to manage emotions, attention seeking, imitation, or a need for power. Effective intervention involves setting clear rules (such as "no hitting"), teaching social skills, focusing on positive behaviours, and modelling appropriate behaviour. Behaviours such as hitting should be prohibited and the consequences (not severe punishment) made clear to the child. Teach children that anger is normal, but its expression should be controlled. Rather than focusing on bad behaviour, encourage children's good and kind

Proverbs 15: 1-33