Your nephew has always been "strong willed" and has a difficult personality. He is now in early childhood and is very aggressive in most things that he does. Your brother is concerned and asks you what your thoughts are. You tell him that _____

he should be concerned, aggressive behavior in early childhood is a predictor of aggression in adolescence and adulthood
he should not be concerned, most children in early childhood go through this phase and will eventually stop being aggressive
he should be concerned, but there is nothing that he can do
as it turns out, very aggressive children during early childhood perform at superior levels in school


he should be concerned, aggressive behavior in early childhood is a predictor of aggression in adolescence and adulthood

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