Monday, October 4, 2010

Anger Management In Children - Teaching Kids to Deal With Anger

Child anger management is all about teaching your kids how to deal with anger without misbehaving. Teaching your kids about anger management early on in their life is an important duty as a parent. This can help you child later on in life.

Anger Management In Children - Important Tips
Here are some tips on how to deal with anger in children:

1. Remain Composed - Most parents will get angry themselves when a child throws tantrums. This is a big mistake. If you get angry yourself, how can you expect them to cool down? You will only add to their anger and frustration. It is important to maintain your cool at such times.

When they are angry, your kids need your love and kind words in order to cope with this anger and get over it. So be calm and talk gently with your kids at such times. Even if they are not listening to you, maintain your composure. Remember that you are an adult and you should not behave like a kid in this situation.

Kindly explain to them that it is normal to feel anger sometimes, but it should be curbed and controlled as much as possible. Tell them that they should not resort to aggressive behavior like yelling, hitting others etc when they are angry.

2. Be a Role Model - Another important suggestion is to become a role model for kids. Remember that kids copy their elders. So if you have the habit of losing temper easily then your children might pick up such behavior from you. They observe and learn from parents - so you should conduct yourself in a well-behaved manner at all times, specially when you are angry. This is one of the best ways of teaching anger management to children.

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1 comment:

JT said...

You are right on about staying in control when your child is outbursting anger. It is SOOOOOO hard to do though. Another good tip is to avoid eye contact during a tantrum.

Easier said than done though...

Have a look at the article I wrote about anger in children in the parenting section of my site Wally Woggle.