Children who cause problems for no reason

Wow, it sounds like this kids has problems. Did you, by chance, ask the neighbor boy if he knew the reasoning behind this other kid's behavior? I can't help but wonder how this boy's home life is. Maybe he feels like he does not get enough attention at home, so he figures if he behaves badly, he will get attention. Kids that age don't really care if they get positive or negative attention, as long as they are getting it. If he told you that his mom is a cop, I would see if I could get ahold of her through her work. This way, she could have a talk with you without him being present. The thing that really troubles me is that you say he had a crazed look in his eyes. It makes me wonder if the child has problems that are beyond this incident. Has he been hurt? Is someone else bullying him, so he thinks he needs to bully someone else? Maybe he needs more help than his parents know how to give him and they need to seek more help. At that age, you would think that there wouuld be an explaination for this sort of behavior, and obviously, something is making him think that it is okay to be mean and disrespectful. If it happens again, do you think that ther would be a chance that maybe, if you took him aside, this boy would talk to you? What about his brother? Maybe he knows something that could help. I have a hard time thinking that this kid would act this way without cause. I really hope that someone can help him before it is too late and he is either hurt, or really hurts someone else.

We have had issues with children in our neighborhood and when they start to cause problems with my children, I will typically tell them to go home and it will work out. However, there are times that they don't necessarily listen to me and in those kinds of situations, I will walk up the street and tell their parents about the problems that I am having with their children. Most of the parents around here all work together and we are lucky for that.

Unfortunately there are children in this world that like to cause problems for others without any specific reason. the problems may be directed at both other children and adults. It is sad to see this happen. these troubled children are desperate for attention. These children are just reaching out. We have to be generous enough in our hearts to see past the trauma and help them.

How terrible but unfortunately but children like this are not being raised to respect others and elders. Perhaps he is one of the trouble children that has had good teaching and still refuses, however at age 4, really something is certainly not right at home. Hopefully someone, like his mother realizes the type of trend this is going to lead, as when they are small they are little problems, once they become teenagers it is too late.. big trouble if something is not done when they are younger.

Wow, Sounds like the kid needs some counceling. I have a little girl who lives a few doors down who acts about the same. My daughter is friends with a good amount of kids in the neighborhood. Everyone seems to get along. One day about five kids, including my daughter were playing outside of my house. This little girl, out of nowhere came up and told my daughter she was ugly, told her friend she does "sucky Cartwheels.", then told another little girl she smelled like trash and was fat. Astounded by her actions, I immediately rebuilt my daughter's and her friends confidence, then asked the rude little child what was wrong with her, why she felt like she had to be so mean? Of course she did what any other child would and blamed it on my daughter and her friends, and denied saying anything I had heard through the window. A couple days later this continued, to the point that my daughter's older friend screamed "dont touch me." Out the door I went, and demanded to speak to the parents. I knock on the door and a man answers, who can barely stand because he's so stoned out of his mind. I knew there was no point in attempting to converse with this man, instead I told the mean little girl, its not nice to Bully, and told her I dont want to see it again or I'd have to take further actions. ....So in my case, I think this child bullied just to get attention, whether it was the wrong or not, because she doesnt get the attention at home. Maybe this child you speak of has a rough childhood? I know a lot of kids who act up and bully because they see it at home. So meeting the parents may not even work. Hopefully it stops for you and if you do have to meet the parents, they take care of the situation.