There is no denying that children learn by observing and copying, and to mention the downside of it, with very little discrimination. Among the tremendous influences which set the examples they follow are the adults they are in touch with as well as the media they are exposed to. Thus, if children evince violent behavior at school, most probably they are imitating what they have already been exposed to. Ergo, any solution to this problem has to be devised under the auspices of these influences.
Parents who openly argue or quarrel in front of their children and may even resort to verbal or physical violence are the chief culprits in this matter. Of course, not always do children positively copy their parents’ misbehavior, which of course is frequently the case, but they at times reflect the anxiety and chaos in the home in their behavior at school. Bullying, using strong language, fighting and other abnormal manners can be easily traced back to this reason. This is unfortunately fueled by the violence on display in films or video games children watch or play without proper monitoring. Many are the children who have easy access to programs produced for adults representing graphic scenes and aggression and such is the effect they leave on children.
The solution is not far-fetched and the spots to look for it are undoubtedly the family and the media. Should parents receive adequate professional support from psychologist or social workers and should they be trained in parenting and problem-solving skills, they would absolutely be in better control of their behavior and be better role models for their children. A child who is fed with love and affection may impart nothing but love. As with the role of the media, better labeling of programs and stronger measures to limit the access of irrelevant age groups to all films and shows can second the move to providing better environment for them to grow. Regressing to the fact mentioned in the opening paragraph, children are perfect observers and imitators and if well-monitored, they will rarely misbehave.
In conclusion, it can be reiterated that whatsoever goes wrong at school can in no way be separated from what goes on at home; therefore, for children who have an inner predisposition to copy and emulate, imitable role models are essential.
There is no denying that
children
learn by observing and copying, and to mention the downside of it, with
very
little
discrimination. Among the tremendous influences which set the examples they follow are the adults they are in touch with
as well
as the media they
are exposed
to.
Thus
, if
children
evince violent behavior at school, most
probably
they are imitating what they have already
been exposed
to. Ergo, any solution to this problem
has to
be devised
under the auspices of these influences.
Parents
who
openly
argue or quarrel in front of their
children
and may even resort to verbal or physical violence are the chief culprits in this matter.
Of course
, not always do
children
positively
copy their parents’ misbehavior, which
of course
is
frequently
the case,
but
they at times reflect the anxiety and chaos in the home in their behavior at school. Bullying, using strong language, fighting and other abnormal manners can be
easily
traced back to this reason. This is unfortunately fueled by the violence on display in films or video games
children
watch
or play without proper monitoring.
Many
are the
children
who
have easy access to programs produced for adults representing graphic scenes and aggression and such is the effect they
leave
on children.
The solution is not far-fetched and the spots to look for it are
undoubtedly
the family and the media. Should parents receive adequate professional support from psychologist or social workers and should they
be trained
in parenting and problem-solving
skills
, they would
absolutely
be in
better
control of their behavior and be
better
role models for their
children
. A child
who
is fed
with
love
and affection may impart nothing
but
love
. As with the role of the media,
better
labeling of programs and stronger measures to limit the access of irrelevant age groups to all films and
shows
can second the
move
to providing
better
environment for them to grow. Regressing to the fact mentioned in the opening paragraph,
children
are perfect observers and imitators and if well-monitored, they will rarely misbehave.
In conclusion
, it can
be reiterated
that whatsoever goes
wrong
at school can in no way
be separated
from what goes on at home;
therefore
, for
children
who
have an inner predisposition to copy and emulate, imitable role models are essential.