what to do with children with hitting behavior?
By cardizon
@cardizon (223)
Philippines
May 2, 2007 6:28am CST
i'm a new teacher. i experienced having students who hit their classmates for no reason at all. i know some techniques but i want to learn more of it. could you share your ideas? thank you so much.
3 responses
@kumbarn14 (735)
• Pakistan
2 May 07
The reason why some children have this hitting habits is because some parents show love for children without correcting or hitting them when they do something wrong or lie or hit their sisters and brothers if they have any, or hit their mother at home. So this child becomes an incorrigible child and a nuisance to the society. Being a teacher for such children it is very difficult, but here you have to treat these children like your own children, first think my children should be good and respected and at the end of the day you will be happy, you may beat or punish them thinking that they are yours, but please do not ignore them. thanks
@Whisp1976 (488)
• United States
2 May 07
If you hit a kid in any country in Western Europe or in the US you will lose your job before you can say "what the heck..." You may or may not agree with this, but that is there way things are in the education system here now.
If a child is in the habit of hitting, go through what ever diciplinary procedures are implemented by the school you teach in. It is a good idea to punish the child in a non-vioent way, perhaps by witholding a certain privilage, and also make him/her apologize to the child they struck. You could also try taking the child to one side and explaining why hitting is wrong, but if the kid sees this type of thing happening at home on a regular basis your words may be inaffective.
If the problem persists have a word with the child's parents and see the Pricipal/Director of Studies.
Extreme cases may require that the child is suspended or expelled from the school. Bullying should never be tolerated, be it physical or verbal.
@antgumabay_29 (83)
• Philippines
4 May 07
children who have this behavior are lack of attention(maybe in their home etc.). in my own assessment, you should be authoritative during class discussions. through this, you can alleviate the behaviors of your pupis. give some disciplinary aactions(when heeded).
@cwriter (88)
• United States
3 May 07
I suggest removing the offending child from the tense situation. For example, if the child who is hitting happens to be in a playgroup, have them sit out for a while and explain that it is not okay to hit each other. Perhaps you can give the child another activity to do. If its during class, move the child away from the child they are hitting.
