I Feel Mad! Tips for Kids on Managing Angry Feelings, Paperback

Contributor(s):

• Author: Donna Shea
• Author: Nadine Briggs

The I Feel Mad anger workbook provides simple, actionable and proven strategies to help kids manage angry feelings. In this workbook, the first in our series of emotions for kids, your child will learn the anger rule to follow and what he or she can or cannot do when he or she is feeling angry. We explain how anger is a normal emotion we all have, but managing anger appropriately is a critical life skill. The workbook also discusses how to identify the physical sensations of frustration and implement strategies before it becomes too hot to handle. It provides a menu of safe ideas to choose from when angry situations arise; and practical problem-solving skills and specific reactions to replace an angry response. The tips and strategies in the workbook include: -Understanding that anger is usually the secondary emotion to feeling hurt, helpless, etc. -How to take the temperature of the anger before a child becomes explosive. -Learning the one important anger rule to remember. -Recognizing the physical sensations and triggers of anger. -Creative "brainstorms" to manage anger safely (for example, drawing a picture of how mad you are and putting in the freezer to cool off). -Learning the steps of solving a problem so that anger doesn't happen in the first place. -Talk Walk & Ask (how to keep yourself out of trouble). -Stop, Drop & Roll (stopping an argument before it starts), -"I" statements to get your needs met or describe how you are feeling, -And more