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Parent Tip of the Week: Help Kids Manage Anger
For the most part, fights between our children occur simply due to the fact that they have
not yet learned how to manage their anger and properly deal with conflict. But you can
help your child express anger in a proper, safe manner.
Here are a few ideas to help your child express anger:
- Teach your child about different kinds of feelings and the situations that can
cause these feelings. For example you can say, “Sadness is when you feel
unhappy about something or want to cry. Losing your favorite toy or getting a bad
grade on your homework can make you sad”. Do the same for happiness, fear,
anger and surprise.
- Help your children find out what changes in their bodies when they are angry. Do
they like what they become when they’re angry?
- Tell you children to always use words to show what they are feeling about people
or a situation. Teach them about how to use the “I” statements in a correct way
and importance of listening to the other person involved.
- Children love playing with toys. They learn by reenacting real life situations with
dolls and stuffed animals. Invent a situation where there is a fight or a conflict.
Use toys to talk to your children about the situation and their feelings.
Have a tip you want to share? E-mail Jackie Hirschorn at
hirschoj@mhawestchester.org
with your Parent Tip of the Week!
This material has been adapted by MHA from materials of the ACT (Adults and Children Together Against
Violence) program developed by the American Psychological Association (APA), a scientific and
professional organization that represents psychology in the United States.
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