The primary reason for children turning violent and aggressive, is that they are continually exposed to violence "by everybody, everywhere," says Vasantha R Pathri, a psychologist and communication expert.

"Children see violence in their homes, on TV channels, in their schools, everywhere and therefore want to act like that," Patri points out.

Aggressive characters portrayed in movies and certain TV shows also make a negative impact on the minds of children.

"Cinema is also increasingly providing aggressive role models that children emulate," she adds.

"The root of the problem lies in improper upbringing. Children are innocent and they become what we make them," Patri says.

Improper parenting is also responsible for the aggression and violence seen in the children. "They are not given proper training to delay their gratification. Immediate gratification is lowering their tolerance level, an important reason for aggression and violence," says Patri. "Teach your children to learn patience, don't satiate. For example, put your children on wait for sometime, before giving them ice cream and chocolate," Patri adds.

Sociologists also echo the sentiments. "Defective socialization process can be owed much to the growing number of cases of violence. Nuclear family culture is growing, nobody is there to see children. Every one fulfils the demand of his children which reduces their tolerance level. When their demands are not fulfilled they become violent," says Gautam, a research scholar.

"In schools or when the children are with their peers clash of demands is very common, and it is there they become violent," he adds.

Globalisation is also not bringing sweet fruits, always. "Aggression and violence are very common in Western countries and they are entering our society too. Virginia in US witnesses hundred of such incidents every year, and the most shocking of all being Virginia Tech shooting in which 33 students were killed," says Gautam.

"Much of the teenage violence is because of girlfriend and boyfriend culture, which is also a product of the West only. Teenagers do a lot to show and prove themselves as supreme," he says.

Pointing out the recent incident in a Gurgaon school in which a class eight student was allegedly shot dead by two of his classmates, Gautam says, "the incident is definitely a kind of teenage violence in which one tried to prove his supremacy over the other."

"Children are frustrated and it is because of inner conflicts. When this frustration comes out they become violent," says D K Bedi, Principal, Apeejay School.

"Their values clash with what they see in society. This creates a kind of inner conflict in their minds which turns into frustration, consequently taking the form of aggression and violence; this is just one explanation, he says.

Competition also takes the form of conflict many times, these days. "Every one exposes his status, and when it comes to children it becomes the aggression and violence," Bedi says.

He points out that violence is not just limited to schoolchildren. Those who are in college also practice all kinds of violence in the name of what we call ragging," he adds.

Experts in medical science, however, say that a combination of both nature and nurture are responsible for this situation but proper nurturing can help to solve this problem.

"Food and lifestyle play a very important role in forming a personality. Consuming junk and spicy food, indulging in late nights and excessive playing of video games are going to make children aggressive and violent," says Dr Pushpendra, an Ayurvedic Expert with Swami Ramdeo Hospital in the capital.