The Influence of Family on Young Children’s Aggressive Behaviors

Abstract

The family has a significant influence on the life of a child. It is important to note that most behaviors a child exhibits are directly linked to what they have experienced in life. Especially aggressive behaviors among children have a familiar tendency when they manifest. The parenting style, the behavior of the family as well as the socioeconomic status of the family have an impact on the aggressive behavior expressed by various children. This paper aims to establish the influence of family on young children's aggressive behaviors, analyze why families impact young children's aggressive behavior, and finally draw relevant conclusions. Reviewing previous studies found that some aspects of the family impact children's aggressive behavior. Some findings include how preschool children express aggressive behavior, including shouting, irritability, restlessness, and impulsiveness. Childhood families have a considerable role in designing the behavior of a child. This varies from families from loving and supportive families to those that come from unconducive families to raise good child behaviors such as those that have episodes of parents fighting. The significance of this paper on the influence of family on young children's aggressive behavior is that it assists in understanding the factors that contribute to aggression in children. The past limitations of the references include being correlational, making it hard to establish the cause. Some of the prospects include the role of specific familiar processes in determining aggressive behavior in children.