Is Your Child Using Anger to Control You? – by James Lehman, MSW
Posted by Kagisho in Transform Your MindFeb 28th, 2010 | no responsesHave your child’s angry outbursts worn you down so much that you’ve simply learned to give in? You should know that this is not a phase or a behavior that will “just go away on its own.” Anger is a fact of life. Everyone gets angry, including kids – they get frustrated and disappointed just like adults do. The goal for children as they mature is to learn ways to manage their anger or, as I like to say, “Solve the problem of anger.” That’s because anger is a problem – it’s not just a feeling. And like many other problems, kids solve it in different ways. Some learn to solve the problem of anger by developing skills like communication and compromise, while other kids deal with it by becoming more defiant and engaging in power struggles.
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