CHILD AGGRESSION: SPECIFICITY, CAUSES, EDUCATIONAL OVERCOMING

Abstract

The article substantiates the theoretical and methodological principles of studying aggression as a phenomenon of personal growth; the essence and specificity of aggressiveness in preschool children are revealed; internal and external factors of occurrence of the specified negative quality are determined. Aggression is defined as purposeful destructive behavior of the preschool child, which contradicts the moral norms and inflicts physical harm or causes the victim negative experiences, the state of tension, fear, sadness. The author describes the concept of «ability to overcome aggression» is introduced by the author, the concept of development of a given skill in children of the preschool age is developed through the prism of the subjective approach. Qualifying a child 5-7 years as an active subject of life activity, the ability to overcome aggression is defined as the integral characteristic of the individual, the formation of which is defined by the ability to analyze the situation and their actions, the ability to more or less objectively evaluate the negative effects of aggressive behavior; the ability to make voluntary efforts to curb aggression and overcome negative impulses; the ability to competently and decently make their way out of a conflict situation. These served as criteria for assessing types of aggression curbing in children of preschool age while interacting with their peers. Four types of the investigated skill are distinguished and characterized - constructive, destructive, conformal and contemplative. In the experimental group, only 22.4% of children have been found to be of constructive type, they were distinguished by active in the form and moral content of the position in relation to peers; balance of knowledge, moral attitude and ability to resolve conflicts expediently and peacefully. Other 77.6% of preschool children were either characterized by an imbalance of dominant characteristics of the ability to overcome aggression or passivity of the position. The conditions for optimization of the educational process were: enriching the knowledge of preschoolers about the causes and consequences of aggressive behavior; exercises in the ability to construct peace-loving, friendly relations with peers; creation of an environment encouraging family values in pre-school institutions through the use of modern educational technologies.