Mad Isn't Bad: A Child's Book About Anger

by Mundy Michaelene, R.W. Alley (Illustrator)

Elf-help Books for Kids - Addressing the needs of children and the adults who care for them. By Michaelene Mundy. A unique guidebook for kids to help them deal constructively with all of their feelings. Softcover; 32 pages. 8" x 8".

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction, Self Help, Picture Books, Psychology

Paperback

First published April 1, 1998

Reviews

[Sandra | Leituras descomplicadas · Rating 4 out of 5]

O título da versão portuguesa deste livro é "Saber estar zangado" e é composto por breves textos para ajudar os mais novos a compreender o que significa estar zangado, o que podemos fazer quando nos sentimos zangados e o que nos pode ajudar a não arranjar conflitos com as outras pessoas quando nos sentimos zangados. Não é aquele livro para se ler de uma vez só, mas sim um livro para se ir lendo calmamente ao longo dos dias, enquanto se aproveita para falar como correu o dia.

Acho que a linguagem é acessível e pode ajudar tanto crianças como adultos a compreender melhor esta emoção de estra zangado, a saber dosear a intensidade dessa emoção e aplicar estratégias simples no dia-a-dia para que a ira apareça menos vezes e para que ela não afecta as pessoas à nossa volta. Um aspecto bastante positivo do livro e que ajuda a desmistificar o efeito de se estar zangado é que esta emoção nunca é abordada com uma conotação negativa. Ao dizer-se que é normal estar-se zangado, que isso pode acontecer em diferentes situações do dia-a-dia e que está nas nossas mãos dosear a sua intensidade, torna-se bastante importante para os mais novos que conseguem aceitar esta emoção de forma diferente, com uma abordagem mais positiva, não tendo receio de falarem do que sentem.

Um livro que pode ser bastante positivo de ser utilizado em contexto familiar, como escolar como ainda servir de apoio à prática de psicologia direccionada a crianças.

[Keri Murcray · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book and even has things for me to learn as an adult - who admittedly didn't learn as a child that it was okay be mad. I'm still learning that my emotions aren't good or bad, they just are. And learning to acknowledge them and learn from them is what is important as well as the choices I make about what to do with the feelings and emotions. Good stuff!

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

A look at anger, and how to approach it and deal with it when it affects you and others. Informative and insightful ways for younger children to understand that being or getting angry is all a part of being human, and growing, and how to control and confront these feelings to provide for the best outcome for everyone involved.

[Nathália · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lido na sala do quinto ano.
Achei um livro interessante para todas as idades, justamente para pensar em momentos de raiva.

Dá pra primeiro usar as ilustrações e imaginar/entender as duas histórias q estão acontecendo e depois elaborar o texto.

No fim o texto fala um pouco sobre Deus, oq não particularmente fala comigo, mas pode ser usado com outras ideias.

[Heba Tariq · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for children to learn them more about Anger and how to see it as a virtue and deal with it.
From the book quotes I liked that one “ Anger is a given in life, a definite part of the range of human emotions we all experience. “

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used this book a lot when I used to work with families. This is a very good book about anger and being mad and how to manage each of those emotions for a child.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really loved this book and all it teaches!! But might not be the most engaging for students.

[Kim Propp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Michaelene Mundy is author to the Elf-Help book series for children. In Mad Isn't Bad- A Child's Book About Anger, Mundy describes why it is okay to be mad, how to deal with the mad emotion, how anger makes our body react, and why we feel angry. I was impressed with the simple explanations in the book. It was also helpful to me as an adult because my son is struggling with some anger issues after dealing with his mother's near death two years ago and his father's near fatal car accident nine months ago that left his father disabled.

As a mom I wanted to help my son through his anger but didn't know who to turn to. I got some great information from the book myself as an adult. There is a note to parents in the front of the book with suggestions on how to help a child deal with his/her anger and tells the reader that adults should model good outlets for their own anger. I highly recommend this book if your child has an anger issue.

If you would like me to review your book, contact me at kymmeeee@yahoo.com. You may see my other reviews on amazon.com. Thank you and God Bless!

[Abby Peskin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although the size of this book indicates that it should be read with younger children, there is WAY too much text on each page to read it with anyone under about 7 years old. Younger children will likely feel like this is a lecture rather than an interesting or engaging text. There are many other books more appropriate for teaching about anger. The one thing that I really like about this book is that it is concerned with communicating to young children that the emotion of anger is not bad in itself. This is something that both parents and children have a hard time understanding and expressing.

[Evlambia Angelou]

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[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good book that explains to children what anger is and the inappropriate and appropriate ways to deal with it. A very good book to use in the classroom since anger is something that we all have and need to learn to deal with.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

I use this often in therapy. Good for kids about ages 9-12.

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cutely illustrated, this book shows kids that it's OK to be mad, but how you handle your anger is very important. It provides practical suggestions for ways kids can deal with their anger.

[Samantha]

Do you have to buy these books to read them ?

[Amanda Howl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was all good until it turned into a God thing. I skip those parts.