Really push kids to be aggressive with the bat.
I would rather kids occasionally chase and learn how to swing then get walks only to struggle when they advance to the level were the pitchers can throw strikes consistently.
It's easier to reign them in later then it is to get them to hit after being able to stand and watch.
I always had the last guy to dugout after the last out do 5 pushups and if it was an infielder it was 10.