Aggression In Play

Part I of Essay
Adults may think that play is something that is fun and shouldn’t be taken seriously. Children often take it seriously. They may concentrate on something for quite a long time and practice it over and over again. Play is a developmental process for children and has importan ....

Part II of Essay
.... is not used to hurt the other child. Piaget would say that the child was acting in an egocentric way. Meaning that the child is thinking only of itself and doesn’t recognise the needs and wants of others. Some children soon learn how to use hostile aggression. They start to tease and call names. Social and developmental psychologists have studied the origins of aggression and have found links with both biological and environmental factors. Those supporting biological factors show how changing hormone and metabolic levels will alter agg ....