Given below are two statements. Statement I: Aggressive children can assess the intention of others with…

Around the age of 2, children have a sense of intention, at least of their own intentions. They will announce, I wanna peanut butter sandwich. As children develop a theory of mind, they also can understand that other people have intentions of their own. Older pre-schoolers who get along well with their peers can separate intentional from unintentional actions and react accordingly. For example, they will not get angry when another child accidentally knocks over their block tower. But aggressive children have more trouble assessing intention. They are likely to attack anyone who topples their tower, even accidentally. As children mature they are more able to assess and consider the intentions of others.