Will that yelling make a difference?

Avoid yelling and screaming in the home and you may have a chance of raising quieter kids. They learned that someone else gets a suitable response to yelling and they are just copying, they have few outlets for natural energy, or something external is affecting them.

If your kids are prone to outbursts on a regular basis, it might be that they are simply hopped up on candy so check their diet, or they may have pent up hostility that needs to be released in other ways. In either case, burning off calories or anger is a safe bet and will do some good in the long run.

To analyse what makes a child angry is a commendable activity but you could be searching for a long time and wasting a lot of money in the process. Instead, focus on analysing your environment, their friends, social encounters, sports involvement, family influences etc. It is good to take stock in all of these things in any case; and apply a little common sense. Improvements in any of these areas will be a step forward and you may just get to the root of the problem.

If you have accounted for a healthy diet, happy home life, and the other items I mentioned, and the behaviour continues or worsens, then you may not be able to solve this yourself, and you should first ask your family doctor for help. A firm hand may not be what the doctor orders.

It could be, as with many kids these days, that the child is not active enough. Too much TV or computer. Too many empty snacks and no routine exercise. No healthy sports activity and less brain activity, like, dare I say, writing short stories. They may also be suffering from low self esteem.

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