Antagonistic and Aggressive Behavior in Kids or Children:

Children can behave aggressively as they learn how to properly express their feelings and emotions. 

The American Academy of Pediatrics offers these recommendations for parents when children behave violently:

Aggressive behavior in kids:

• Illuminate and teach your child the directions of the home, as well as be consistent in enforcing them.
• Remove lure and temptation (such as keeping prohibited kinds of stuff out of reach) to assist in decreasing occurrences of irritability and aggressive behavior.
• Smile at and praise the child for decent behavior.
• Clarify and explain to your child that peacefully using suitable words is a better way to express resentment than biting, beating, or kicking.
• Stress that it’s not significant who started aggressive conduct behavior and that it’s certainly not proper to act aggressively or to be too unhappy and hurt someone.
• For children as young as one year, use a break to help the child cool down.