Aggression and conflict resolution in preschool

Agresivno ponašanje je sve veća pojava u današnjem svijetu. Mnogi autori koji su se bavili i koji se još bave pojmom agresivnosti slažu se kako agresivnost predstavlja nanošenje štete nekoj osobi. Agresivno ponašanje je prirodna pojava koja se javlja kod svakog čovjeka. U ovom radu govorit će se općenito o agresivnosti, njenom nastanku, uzrocima te o rješavanju sukoba do kojih dolazi u dječjem vrtiću. Agresivnost nije jednoznačni pojam, već se grana u različite vrste. Prema tome postoje otvoreni i prikriveni oblici agresivnosti, reaktivna i proaktivna agresivnost, relacijska, instrumentalna i neprijateljska agresivnost, verbalna i fizička, socijalna te normalna i abnormalna agresivnost. Uzroci nastanka agresivnosti su različiti, ali se većinom dijele na biološke, socijalne i psihološke čimbenike. Kao što je već poznato, sva djeca mogu biti agresivna bez obzira na dob i spol. Međutim, većinom su dječaci ti koji su agresivniji te oni koriste najčešće fizičku agresivnost, dok djevojčice koriste više verbalnu. Agresivnost u dječjem vrtiću je vrlo česta pojava. Djeca najčešće agresivno reagiraju oko neke igračke koju žele na način da se svađaju, čupaju za kosu, grizu i tako dalje. Sukobi među djecom vrlo su česta pojava u vrtiću. Oni s jedne strane mogu biti pozitivni jer pomažu djeci u rješavanju problema, a s druge strane negativni jer mogu dovesti do agresivnosti. Vrste sukoba dijele se prema uzrocima, sudionicima i posljedicama. Sukobi se mogu riješiti na različite načine, nenasilno i konstruktivno, pregovaranjem, posredovanjem, arbitražom i slično. Isto tako vrlo je važno sukobe na vrijeme uočiti i na pravilan način prevenirati.Aggressive behavior is a growing phenomenon in today's world. Many authors who dealt with and still deal with the concept of aggressiveness agree that aggressiveness represents harming a person. Aggressive behavior is a natural phenomenon that occurs in every human being. In this paper, we will talk about aggressiveness in general, its origin, patterns, and the resolution of conflicts that occur in kindergarten. Aggressiveness is not a one-size-fits-all concept, but branches into different types. Accordingly, there are open and covert forms of aggressiveness, reactive and proactive aggressiveness, relational, instrumental and hostile aggressiveness, verbal and physical, social and normal and abnormal aggressiveness. The patterns of the emergence of aggressiveness are different, but they are mostly divided into biological, social and psychological factors. As is already known, all children can be aggressive regardless of age and gender. However, mostly boys are the ones who are more aggressive and they usually use physical aggression, while girls use more verbal aggression. Aggression in kindergarten is a very common phenomenon. Most often, children react aggressively around some toy they want by fighting, pulling their hair, biting and so on. Conflicts between children are a very common occurrence in kindergarten. On the one hand, they can be positive because they help children solve problems, and on the other hand, they can be negative because they can lead to aggression. Types of conflicts are divided according to causes, participants and consequences. Conflicts can be resolved in different ways, non-violently and constructively, through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and the like. It is also very important to spot conflicts in time and prevent them properly