Why are pre-k students so vindictive?

Question

Why are pre-k students so vindictive?

Answer 1

Little kids see the world in black and white-they don't understand shades of grey. Because of this things are good or bad, including other kids, and if they are bad they deserve the worst treatment possible. A good Pre-K program helps kids explore why kids may behave in certain ways. A teacher may say, "She was waiting for her turn to play with that and you grabbed it. That's why she hit you." You would then help the hitter find alternative ways to get what she wanted and help the two work out a way to share the toy. It takes time and repetition but kids do learn how to negotiate the world around them and gain insight into others behavior.

Answer 2

They are desperately struggling to get the time and attention that they deserve and need.  I noticed this with my son when he attended home day cares and public school pre-kindergarten.  Children who attend pre-K and preschool tend to be very aggressive.

Answer 3

I would not say that pre-k students are vindicitve. The definition of vindictive is the following: showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite. Four year olds do not have the ill will to purposfully hurt another child. Most pre-k students come to use not having the social skills needed to get along with every personality.  That is where we as the teacher, step in and teach them how to handle different situations.

Answer 4

Do you really mean vindictive?  Or do you just mean that they pick on each other or are rude to other children?  Vindictive is when someone is seeking revenge on someone...  

Pre-K kids are only 4 or 5 years old.  They don't really have much experience interacting with other children and tend to be hurtful or rude not because they are really bad kids, it's just because they don't know the appropriate ways to be social.  Some kids will act out for attention, and other kids will act out because they feel like they are getting TOO MUCH attention.  If they aren't used to a large group they may push others away (figuratively and literally) to get the space that they feel they need.  

The important thing to remember, for a parent or teacher, is the WHY of the situation.  Why are the children fighting.  Some kids will cause fights because it makes them feel powerful, which means the child really feels out of control.  Also some kids grow up in house holds with very little rules, and trying to adjust to an environment with structure and rules can be very difficult and confusing.

Answer 5

They know that we can't physically punish them, so they torture us! haha =) I'm kidding, but sometimes I swear that's really it!

Answer 6

dont realy know

Answer 7

I would need a specific example to work from.