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Fun Tools to Help Kids Learn How to be Angry Appropriately

by Amy Blevins 15 Comments

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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.

I recommend pinning this post to help you find it later!

Managing anger is a learning skill.  As parents we can help our kids with their feelings of anger with activities, games and more that will help them respond to anger appropriately.

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

A Personal Sandbox

Sand to Go With it

Wikki Stix

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About Amy Blevins

Amy lives with her husband and six beautiful children in Northern Virginia. Besides blogging, Amy enjoys homeschooling, hiking, reading, singing, teaching, and serving Jesus above all. Welcome.

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  1. Lauryn R says

    August 9, 2018 at 12:49 PM

    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.

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  2. Emily Benzing says

    August 10, 2018 at 7:02 PM

    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.

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  3. Casey Garvey says

    August 11, 2018 at 11:15 PM

    These all sound like great learning games! I still struggle on effective emotional handling!

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  4. Emily Benzing says

    August 12, 2018 at 12:16 PM

    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!

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  5. Casey Garvey says

    August 12, 2018 at 10:34 PM

    I cant effectively control my emotions to this day. I sometimes accidently laugh when I mean to cry!

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  6. Casey Garvey says

    August 13, 2018 at 11:36 PM

    The personal sandbox looks fun and it could be used for other learning activities as well as how to deal with anger.

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  7. Rebecca Hobratschk says

    August 15, 2018 at 8:04 AM

    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.

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  8. Casey Garvey says

    August 21, 2018 at 6:26 PM

    The mad dragon looks like an awesome game! I love when kids can learn and play at the same time!

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  9. Denise Low says

    August 21, 2018 at 7:30 PM

    Thank you for sharing. Our kids have grown so I will share this with my son because he has 3 children.

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  10. Casey Garvey says

    August 22, 2018 at 10:32 PM

    I grew up being taught that anger was a bad emotion. And from that, I bottle my feelings up until I explode!

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  11. LAURA COOK-DENNARD says

    August 24, 2018 at 10:07 AM

    I’m so glad I found your blog. I think it will help me a lot as I continue my homesteading and homeschooling journey!

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  12. Casey Garvey says

    August 26, 2018 at 9:47 AM

    Q’s race to the top; the board game, sounds like a great game! My kids may just get one of these for christmas!

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  13. Casey Garvey says

    August 28, 2018 at 9:18 PM

    I love the personal sandbox and sand! Its a great tool for kids who dont have a park nearby!

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  14. Denise Low says

    September 1, 2018 at 9:32 PM

    Thank you for sharing. These are great ideas.

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  15. Casey Garvey says

    September 2, 2018 at 2:16 PM

    My step son is 9 years old. He got in trouble yesterday for hitting my 2 year old in the face. He has anger issues that his parent wont deal with appropriatley!

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