Did you know that it’s OKAY to be angry? Anger is a natural, God-given emotion and it’s okay.
The thing is, when we are dealing with big emotions like anger, we have to learn how to act on those emotions appropriately. To some of us, this comes naturally and needs no explanation. To some kids, however, knowing how to manage anger and respond correctly is a learned skill. These kids naturally lash out and react inappropriately to the anger emotion and need help finding calming and coping skills.
Lyman Abbot once said, “Do not teach your children never to be angry. Teach them HOW to be angry.” That’s the focus of the tools found in this post, all of which we own in our home. And don’t forget the element of fun. You can make these lessons in coping with anger fun! (Just don’t try to pull anything out of your hat in the middle of your child’s angry moment. Play with these tools when everyone is happiest.)
If your child needs to learn coping skills, I highly recommend the Creating Coping Skills Champions E-course for parents. It was a huge eye-opener for me and is all about helping you find ways to help your child.
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Board Games to Help Kids Learn How to be Angry Appropriately
If you have a child who loves board games and card games this is a great place to start.
Mad Dragon: An Anger Control Card Game.
Q’s Race to the Top: A Board Game
Books to Help Kids Learn How to be Angry Appropriately
Don’t Rant and Rave on Wednesdays
When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry
When I Feel Angry (The Way I Feel Books)
Activity Guides to Help Kids Learn How to be Angry Appropriately
Mindful Kids: 50 Activities for Calm, Focus and Peace
Coping Skills Tools to Help Kids Learn How to be Angry Appropriately
These are great tips! It can definitely be hard when you have little ones, and teaching them isn’t always easy. Thank you so much for sharing.
I love this idea! I wish I had more outlets when I was angry when I was younger. It would of helped me a lot more I think, especially now as an adult.
These all sound like great learning games! I still struggle on effective emotional handling!
Anger is something we all have and I think it’s a great idea to show kids how to control it early. It will definitely shape them into a better person and show that you don’t have to take your anger out in certain ways. Love this!
I cant effectively control my emotions to this day. I sometimes accidently laugh when I mean to cry!
The personal sandbox looks fun and it could be used for other learning activities as well as how to deal with anger.
It’s great when parents know how to teach kids to deal appropriately with their anger. I like the variety of resources you listed here. Keep up the good work.
The mad dragon looks like an awesome game! I love when kids can learn and play at the same time!
Thank you for sharing. Our kids have grown so I will share this with my son because he has 3 children.