Re: Aggression in young children

[Guest guest]

Dear Listers,

Wondering if anyone has any plans for reducing the following behavior.

4 year old boy is in a typical class, he hits and pinches the children when

they cry/Sing/or whine- We have been unable to decrease the behavior we have

tried several things, although in a typical classroom setting it is very

difficult to use extinction when he is aggressing toward other children. He

has had a very low tolerance for crying at home for a very long time, he has

a 3 year old typical sibling and she cries all the time. Clearly he is upset

by the loud noise she makes and uses his aggression as a way to negatively

reinforce himself where he is always unsuccessful (he hits the child cries

more). Any referral to peer reviewed articles would be greatly appreciated.

Deb

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