Instructions -

Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2-3 paragraphs in length. Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.

This week you read about challenging and aggressive behaviors. In your own words, compare and contrast challenging behaviors and aggressive behaviors using examples to illustrate your thinking. In your response, consider the types of behaviors, causes, and the influence of adult perspective on labeling the behavior.

Explain how and where young children receive aggressive scripts for behavior and describe the characteristics of effective strategies that change or neutralize these scripts.

Imagine that you are a preschool teacher responding to a parent who wants to understand the difference between anger and aggression. Explain the differences, including why aggressive behavior can be serious cause for concern.

Resources to use: This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all of the assigned resources for this week. To view this week's media resources, please use the streaming media player below.

Required Resources -

Course Text: Marion, M. (2015). Guidance of young children (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.

Chapter 11, "Minimizing Challenging Behavior" (pp. 289-312)

Chapter 10, "Aggression and Bullying in Young Children" (pp. 266-288)

Media

Video: Laureate Education (Producer). (2009). You can make a difference [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Dr. Marilyn Gootman discusses one of the ways caring adults can make a tremendous difference in children's lives.

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Discussion Resources: To prepare for the Discussion this week, you will need to read at least three sources of information on young children and aggression. All of the resources below are highly recommended. However, you may choose to read others that you find yourself.

General-

Article: "Managing Aggressive Behavior in Young Children" by Carolyn R. Tomlin

http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?ArticleID=594

Article: "Behavior Problems by the University of Michigan Health System" by the University of Michigan Health System

http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/behave.htm

Family Influences

Article: "Preventing Violence by Teaching Non-Violent Problem-Solving" by the American Psychological Association

http://www.apa.org/research/action/nonviolent.aspx

Child Mind Institute (2014). Managing Problem Behavior at Home. A guide to more confident, consistent and effective parenting. Retrieved from:

http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2012-2-10-parents-guide-managing-problem-behavior

Wbur's Common Health Reform and Reality. (2013) Study: Yelling At Kids Comparable To Physical Punishment. Retrieved from:

http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2013/09/yelling-at-kids-comparable-physical-punishment-study

Article: "Smoking During Pregnancy Fosters Aggression in Children" by e! Science News

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2009/01/06/smoking.during.pregnancy.fosters.aggression.children

Article: "Study: Verbal Aggression May Affect Children's Behavior" by e! Science News

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/08/04/study.verbal.aggression.may.affect.childrens.behavior

Media Influences

Article: "Exposure to Media Violence and Young Children with and Without Disabilities: Powerful Opportunities for Family-Professional Partnerships" by Elizabeth J. Erwin and Naomi Morton

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10643-008-0276-x

Article: American Psychological Association. (2013). Violence in the Media - Psychologists Study Media Violance for Harmful Effects. Retrieved from:

http://www.apa.org/action/resources/research-in-action/protect.aspx

Article: Heffner, Ch. (2003). The Psychological Effects of Violent Media on Children. Retrieved from:

http://allpsych.com/journal/violentmedia/

Article: "Children, Adolescents, and Television" by the Committee on Public Education

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/107/2/423.full.pdf+html

Article: "Violence in the Media - Psychologists Help Protect Children from Harmful Effects" by the American Psychological Association

http://www.apa.org/research/action/protect.aspx

Testimony: "Violent Video Games Increase Aggression and Violence"

http://www.psychology.iastate.edu/faculty/caa/abstracts/2000-2004/00Senate.html

Testimony of Craig A. Anderson, PhD to the Senate Commerce Committee hearing on "The Impact of Interactive Violence on Children"

Peer Influences

Article: "Starting Out Early: What Parents Need to Know About Peer Relationships" by Michel Boivin, PhD and Catherine Bissonnette, MA

http://www.education.com/reference/article/peer-relationships-young-children/

Article: "Teasing and Bullying: No Laughing Matter" by Diana Townsend-Butterworth

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/social-emotional-skills/bullying-and-teasing-no-laughing-matter

Article: "Bullying in Kindergarten" by FrancoiseAlsaker

http://www.education.com/reference/article/kindergarten-bullying

Societal Influences

Position Statement: "Violence in the Lives of Children" by the National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSVIOL98.PDF

Web Site: Center for the Study of Violence

http://www.psychology.iastate.edu/faculty/caa/CSV/index.htm

Web Site: The Lion & Lamb Project

http://www.lionlamb.org/

Optional Resources

Article: "Preventing Challenging Behavior In Young Children: Effective Practices" by Peter J. Alter and Maureen A. Conroy

Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children

http://www.challengingbehavior.org/do/resources/handouts.htm

Article: "Challenging Behavior in Young Children" by Barbara Kaiser and Judy SklarRasminsky

http://www.challengingbehavior.com/excerpts.html

With these Learning Resources in mind, please proceed to the Content Review.