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Assignment: Aggression

You are the parent of a young child whom you would like to see become a peaceful, affectionate, and cooperative adult.

To achieve this goal, to what extent would you consider taking the following steps?

a) preventing your child from watching violent television shows;

b) preventing your child from playing with "violent" toys such as guns, swords, etc.;

c) preventing your child from playing with "aggressive" children;

d) preventing your child from fighting back if another child kept bullying him or her.

Rank the above options in the order in which you would take action-"a" being the most to "d" being the least likely to be put into action by you as a parent.

Finally, would you want to eliminate all aggressive behavior in your child? Why or why not? Discuss your decisions and the reasoning behind them with your classmates.