Aggressive Behavior

Learn about aggressive behavior in children in this child psychology video from Howcast.

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So of course aggressive behaviors in children really is concerning to parents, and teachers, and even peers and siblings. One of the things we have to realize is that if we see aggressive behavior in children we really need to intervene early what causes it many different factors there genetic components, there are parental child relationship components, there is unknown stress in a child's environment and things that are just resolve. Aggressive behavior of course can be verbally aggressive and it can be directed at anyone in the child's life. Aggressive clearly can be physical and that's very dangerous for those in the child's life as well. One of the things that we know is that aggressive behaviors in children have very specific behavioral intervention plans the important thing to remember when you are trying to decrease behavior is to follow the treatment plan to be very consist to praise the child when there behaviors are positive and to not reinforce the aggressive behavior so please if you do see signs of verbal or physical aggression in your child intervene early and seek professional help.

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  • Dr. Kimberly Williams

    Dr. Williams is a Pediatric Neuropsychologist and Clinical Psychologist with offices in Long Island and Brooklyn, New York. She has exceptional expertise in the evaluation of children with academic and learning problems, psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression, difficult or oppositional behaviors and those with developmental delays and social deficits. Dr. Williams also provides assessments for individuals with neurologic concerns such as tic disorders and tourettes syndrome, epilepsy, traumatic brain injuries and conditions secondary to medical illness. Dr. Williams is a graduate of Spelman College, earned her Doctor of Psychology at The Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology (The College of William and Mary, Norfolk State University, Old Dominion University and Eastern Virginia Medical School). She received her advanced training through Cornell Weill Medical Center at Lincoln Hospital and NYU Child Study Center and went on to join the faculty group practice and serve as Clinical Instructor of the Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU Langone Medical Center, before opening her private practices.