The Hulk is a Great Metaphor
for child mental health
Children have a tremendous capacity to create a wonderful world of magic. Fairies, dragons, unicorns, and leprechauns! You can give a child a wooden spoon, a pan, and a cardboard box, and they will be lost in their imagination for hours; it is beautiful to watch!
They grow taller, smarter, and a little more Whittier every passing moment. With this growth comes the enhanced ability to communicate their thoughts and feelings, unfortunately, though the current social influence of your world does not teach high levels of emotional intelligence.
When children communicate.
Communication for children is a challenge. They have all these new and intense emotions that they are trying to interpret and express to get them the gratification of such expression. But, of course, there are times when that communication comes in the form of aggression or violence. Violence is still a form of communication, though it's the lowest form. Hitting, throwing, yelling, and screaming are just a few ways children use aggression to communicate.
How we can use socialization to our benefit.
Children learn more by what they observe than by what they are told. Applying this knowledge, we can look to our outside world for the influence that we can mold and alter it for the…
