Kids Fighting Research Paper

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Picture this; you’re walking down the hall to get to your class when you spot two students arguing over something. As you walk pass them, out of nowhere they start fighting. At Orange Preparatory Academy, a kid either gets offended or mad at another kid like the feud between Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj. And so it becomes more clear that kids can possibly get either hurt or injured. A question from Yesenia Urias’s survey was, “What do you think the cause of this issue could be?” You may be surprised to find out that out of 10 responses, 9 people thought bullying was the cause of kids’ fighting. Another question written was,”About how many fights occur at school?” Apparently, 30% said 0-2 fights, 30% said 3-5 fights, 10% stated 6-8 fights and the other 30% responded 8-10 fights. Out of the 10 responses, 40% of people were safe around the people who started the fight, 40% are somewhat safe, and the rest of the 20% are definitely not safe. …show more content…
The three types of fighting are; Oppositional and Defiant Fighting, Verbal Abuse and Temper Tantrums and Angry and Antagonistic Behavior. In an article entitled “Sibling Rivalry”, by The Nemours Foundation states that kids fight due to evolving needs, individual temperaments, special needs/ sick kids and/or role models. Lastly, “Teen Throwdown” written by Weekly Reader Corporation stated, “Eleven-year-old twins Ronnie and Joaquin Collister of California spend two to three hours almost daily at No Limits Training Academy at Irvine, California, learning martial arts techniques. This indicates that kids are learning how to fight and when they fight with another person probably there is going to be someone who either gets hurt or injured

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