News are plenty, now a days, about children’s delinquency. Also juvenile criminals, news adorn the news paper. There were times when children of slum areas, from very low income-group families, children of criminals were delinquent and resort to petty crimes. But now such children are found in rich and affluent families higher middle class families and sometimes in high profile families.

Recent research points out that the cause of aggressiveness is a hereditary gene. If it is the effect of gene, then lay man cannot eradicate it and it requires costly and very sophisticated treatment. But research again points out that all aggressions are not due to gene but due to environment and wrong bringing up of children. Hence it is essential for the parents to take proper care of their children so that they may not be high achievers, but good children.                 The causes are many. A few of them are given here under.

1. Generally boys are more aggressive than girls. So more observation is required to boys. Bring them up with proper guidance.

2. Over protection: Some parents over protects their children and curtail their independence. This leads to revolt-attitude in both boys & girls. Normal protection is the best-not much not less.

3. Needs : Children have certain needs. If their essential needs are not fulfilled by their parents, they become reactionary. This does not mean to fulfill all their needs. By giving teenagers a two wheeler (motorcycle or  scooty etc.) or even a very costly watch or some valuable dress or gadgets, they become aggressive. Never allow your children to cross the limit of his age.

4. Failure: Failure, sometimes, leads to frustration and bringing in its trail stress and suicidal tendency. Sometimes suicide occurs. This is due to may be parents reprimand or self-punishment. Suicide’s other channel is escapism, that is to leave the house and roam here and there picking up gradually wickedness. So, the solution is sympathy, love, affection etc.

5. Peer group: Children are fond of friends. They play with them, speak to them and make merry with them. It is found that some bad boys or girls in the peer group spoil good children. This group is responsible for making drug-a diet. So the parents are required to observe their friends, and if they find any of their friends is a bad boy or girl, then stop the children to mix with them.

6. Allurement: Children above age 10 years are prone to outward allurement

such as eating high food in hotels, going picnics with friends, dresses, shoes, even pens etc. They compare themselves with boys of rich families and want to be like them. For these, they   demand money. Without knowing the cause for which the boy or girl is asking money, if money is given lavishly to him or her, take it granted that this leads to delinquency.

7. Home environment: This is the most important factor. If both parents are employed and do not give due time to their children, the children become way-ward. If the parents quarrel among themselves frequently before their children, their children will not only be way-ward but aggressive and unruly.

There are only a few causes of aggressiveness. Everything depends on the parents. Their sincere involvement in their children’s study and day to day activities, and keen observation on their children’s behaviour can provide them the detail knowledge about their children- whether they are in the right track or in the wrong one. A child’s change of behaviour is a sure sign of bad tendency and in time rectification will save him from further evils.

Hence, you can make your children good, humble and ideal instead of aggressive by your attitudes and involvement. You only can lay the foundation stone of their bright and prosperous future.