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Tips for helping kids manage anger (from the Child Mind Institute):
Stay calm. Staying in control of your own emotions can model good behavior and avoid escalating the situation.
Avoid triggers. If you notice regular meltdowns, try to avoid them before they start. Give a time warning ("Bedtime is in 10 minutes), break down tasks into smaller directions and talk about situations before they occur and avoid the feeling of losing control.
Praise appropriate behavior. Once a kid calms down, let him or her know that you appreciate that hard work. If he or she tries to solve the problem that caused the anger, give praise for those efforts too.
Check out these titles to help you start a healthy conversation.
Easy
Simon and the Big, Bad, Angry Beasts by Call Number: EASY DEHAESISBN: 9780664263553Publication Date: 2018-04-26
The Most Magnificent Thing by Call Number: EASY SPIRESISBN: 9781554537044Publication Date: 2014-04-01
Fergal and the Bad Temper by Call Number: EASY STARLINGISBN: 9781250198624Publication Date: 2019-04-30
How Do Dinosaurs Say I'm Mad? by Call Number: EASY YOLENISBN: 9780545143158Publication Date: 2013-09-24
Fiction
This Makes Me Angry by Call Number: JUV READER CARBONEISBN: 9781635650723Publication Date: 2018-06-12
Disney First Tales Inside Out: I Am Not Angry! by Call Number: JUV READER INSIDEISBN: 9781484799772Publication Date: 2017-10-17
Nina in That Makes Me Mad! by Call Number: JUV READER KNIGHTISBN: 9781935179108Publication Date: 2011-09-27
Say Cheese, Teddy Rex! by Call Number: JUV READER WILLIAMSISBN: 9781481466103Publication Date: 2016-07-05
Nonfiction
Cool down and Work Through Anger by Call Number: JUV 152.47 MEINERSISBN: 9781575423463Publication Date: 2010-05-01
Cool down and Work Through Anger/Cálmate y Supera la Ira by Call Number: JUV 152.47 MEINERSISBN: 9781575424736Publication Date: 2014-09-15
Hands Are Not for Hitting by Call Number: JUV 371.782 AGASSIISBN: 9781575423081Publication Date: 2009-03-15
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