How do we prevent child violent?

I were told by my child form teacher that my 7 year old boy has been quite violent to his classmates. The teacher have received feedback from 2 of his classmates that my son kicked them in the legs and stomach respectively. Also used a ruler to scratch another classmate. My son got angry when he was scolded for not being pleasant to his classmate and ran out of the classroom. How do we reinforce good behaviour/manners/habits for his own good. So that he could understand the importance of these good values in forging good friendship with his classmates. Its easy said then done. Do you think there's a need to bring him for a counciling session? If it were your child what will you do?

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It's vital to encourage good habits of children in their early years as what they learn now will stay with them for the rest of their life. I'd suggest keeping things positive, and setting strong ground rules - if they misbehave, they will miss out on something they really want. Explain to them why they are in the wrong and discuss alternative options for how they could have handled something better (and why this would be better for them). And reward them for good behaviour. Also, maybe involve him in community projects so he enjoys helping others - this could be good motivation. If this doesn't have success, take them to counselling for additional help. Good luck!

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