First, parents can recognize that relationally aggressive children are at risk for adjustment difficulties, just as overtly aggressive children are. Second, parents can use opportunities to develop children s social skills. While boys and girls may exhibit their aggression and cruelty in different ways, the effects can be equally damaging. Helping young children make friends at school. ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services.
Abused children have more conflicts with friends.
Relationships as educational contexts . ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education. Aggression and peer rejected children. Girls and violence . Learning about a child s strengths and weaknesses.