Smirnova E.O. Aggressive children: psychological properties and individual forms

Smirnova E.O. Aggressive children: psychological properties and individual forms // Preschool Education Today. 2009, Issue 2 - p. 28-35.

This work is licensed under a Сreative Commons Atribiution - NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

2009, 2

Elena O. Smirnova
Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor, Head of Centre "Play and toys" of Moscow City University of Psychology and Education (Moscow, Russia)

Abstract

Heightened aggressiveness is one of the characteristic problems of modern children. Should these forms of a child’s activity and vitality (especially among boys) be considered natural and necessary, or should they be timely suppressed? To answer this question the author analyzes causes of heightened aggressiveness of preschool children and psychological traits of aggressive children.