What Angry Kids Need: Parenting Your Angry Child Without Going Mad

by Jennifer Anne Brown, Pam Provonsha Hopkins, Mits Katayama (Illustrator)

A child screams. A door slams. I hate you! is yelled again. You know someone s been hit, or the dog s been kicked, or toys have been broken.

Is this your child or a child you work with?

Then you may find the help for both of you in What Angry Kids Parenting Your Angry Child Without Going Mad.

Anger experts Jennifer Anne Brown and Pam Provonsha Hopkins, western Washington counselors who have worked with angry children their entire careers, have written what has already been described as a comprehensive look at children s anger.

In language every parent, caregiver and teacher can understand (even when exhausted and frustrated), it explains why kids get angry, what anger management skills they (and the entire family) can be taught, how adults can model anger management techniques and how adults can cope when nothing seems to work. The authors, who emphasize the importance of patience and practice in developing the ability to handle anger, also explain the options available when more help is needed.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

140 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Clara]

I enjoyed this. And really needed this advice now while dealing with an angry son. It was very similar to another parenting book I read several years ago. Common sense but hard to implement when in the heat of the moment. Practice makes perfect. Keep trying. I always enjoy reading parenting strategies. We only get one shot at this, nobody is perfect. But it's important to use these strategies now before they become angry teenagers. Lord help us then lol.

[Nicole Hughes]

I always need new ideas of how to handle my intense child. This was short and to the point, which I liked. Several of the ideas felt similar to other books I have read. Overall, it was worth reading, and I took away some key points.

[Sarah]

This was a good basic book on dealing with angry kids. Lots of useful strategies for handling anger in the moment and ideas for helping to lessen anger overall. Overall, a very practical book.