Kids in Danger: Disarming the Destructive Power of Anger in Your Child

by Ross Campbell, Carole Sanderson Streeter

A child's mishandled anger manifests itself in many from poor grades to parent-child conflict; from anti-authority attitudes to aggressive behavior; from sullenness to suicide. We see it every day--at home, at school, in society--and it seems to be getting worse. Is there anything that can be done about this "anger epidemic"? Dr. Ross Campbell responds with an emphatic YES, and offers practical advice to parents. In KIDS IN DANGER , you'll learn how to help your Manage everyday conflicts Express anger appropriately Relate to others with maturity Become a person of integrity "In a very direct and forthright way, Dr. Ross Campbell handles the genuinely tough problems parents and society itself face in an environment that is ever-increasing in its danger and problems. Beautifully done, much-needed, destined to be enormously helpful. I highly recommend it."
- Zig Ziglar Dr. Ross Campbell is an adult, adolescent, and child psychiatrist, noted author, and lecturer on parent-child relationships. Founder and former director of Southeaster Counseling Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Dr. Campbell also serves as an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. Among his best-selling books are How to Really Love Your Child (over 1 million copies sold) and How to Really Love Your Teenager (over 300,000 copies sold). He and his wife, Pat, have four-grown children and one grandchild.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction, Christian

187 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1995

Reviews

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

‘The mishandling of anger is related to every present and potential problem your child may have…’ (p9)
‘The most prevalent cause of anger in children is the feeling in their hearts that they are not loved enough.’ (p11)
‘Teaching a child how to handle anger is the most difficult part of parenting.’ (p15)
‘Two of the greatest gifts you can give your children are to love them unconditionally and to teach them to manage their anger in ever more mature ways.’ (p21)

Ross Campbell, Kids in Danger (Alpha Publications: England, 1995).

[Inga · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't know which is worse: the author's severe misinterpretation of real-life situations that he himself is describing, or his 25/75 bogus theory. This book is yet another great proof that the Dunning-Kruger effect is a fact of reality.

[Erin Gruber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful information on age-appropriate anger management.