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I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Mad: A Workbook to Help Kids Control Their Anger
This professional edition includes both the Instant Help book and a companion CD that offers the complete book and printable worksheets for your clients.
Most children learn to stop throwing temper tantrums, talking back, and refusing to go to bed or take a bath at an early age. But some children have trouble with impulsivity and self-control. Left unaddressed, these issues can lead to some very serious problems in adolescence and adulthood. Anger control problems are the number one reason that children are referred for therapy, affecting children as young as three years old. Since anger problems in children may indicate other significant concerns, it pays to address anger in kids as soon as possible. If a child in your life has an anger problem, you need the friendly, effective activities in this book. I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Mad contains forty activities for issues such as recognizing anger triggers, better problem solving, and communication tips for defusing conflict before it gets out of hand. The workbook explores common lifestyle issues such as lack of sleep that can make anger problems worse. These fun activities will help kids talk about their feelings and learn to control them.
Most children learn to stop throwing temper tantrums, talking back, and refusing to go to bed or take a bath at an early age. But some children have trouble with impulsivity and self-control. Left unaddressed, these issues can lead to some very serious problems in adolescence and adulthood. Anger control problems are the number one reason that children are referred for therapy, affecting children as young as three years old. Since anger problems in children may indicate other significant concerns, it pays to address anger in kids as soon as possible. If a child in your life has an anger problem, you need the friendly, effective activities in this book. I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Mad contains forty activities for issues such as recognizing anger triggers, better problem solving, and communication tips for defusing conflict before it gets out of hand. The workbook explores common lifestyle issues such as lack of sleep that can make anger problems worse. These fun activities will help kids talk about their feelings and learn to control them.
152 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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May 12, 2013
This book has some helpful activities but it seems too young for older kids and too difficult to read and complete for younger kids. I usually end up just talking through the worksheets with the younger kids which seems to work well.
March 26, 2016
Although this book has some good ideas or good messages, as a workbook it is not that interesting. It is composed of mostly worksheets for kids to fill out, something that would likely feel like they were doing homework for school - something that doesn't help motivate many children. There are many more useful activities for children who have a lot of anger.
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