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Our Kids: Spotting Anger

Here are a few tips courtesy of Dick Berry from Youth Alternatives for spotting and handling anger with kids.  Click here to visit the Youth Alternatives website.

1. HARD LIFE EXPERIENCES - "It's unfair!"

a. Kids are angry for good a good reason. If the same stuff happened to you, you

would be angry too.

b. Examples of difficult experiences: Bike stolen, embarrassed in class,

favoritism, losses, poverty, divorce, losses, parental abandonment

Address those issues, minimize change, give them choices when you can, help

a. Reward: If it works, they will keep doing it

b. Don't be bullied by their behavior

Think about your answer, say "Yes" as much as you can, when you say "No"

a. Avoid problems and they get bigger.

b. Blame others and don't do what they can do to make it better.

c. Procrastinating - put it off and don't have time to be successful.

d. Responding to quickly - don't have adequate information

e. Give up - don't get to the success part

Help them see how they cope, encourage new skills

4. PHYSICAL PROBLEMSa. Physical problems can make moods, problems worse.

b. Seizures, head injuries, tumors, juvenile diabetes, sleep problems, family

history of depression, thyroid problems, drug usage, allergies, monthly cycle

for females

GET medical checkup to rule out physical problems

5. POOR ANGER MANAGEMENT TOOLS

- "I lose control of my anger." next

week