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Feeling Angry
Joy Berry's down-to-earth approach shows children real ways to handle their anger in different situations. Like all of Joy Berry's books, "Let's Talk About Feeling Angry" speaks directly to the child and acts as a problem-solving resource for parents and caregivers. The book is filled with full-color illustrations and simple text that make the sometimes-difficult information easy to take in.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
About the author
Joy Berry
858 books58 followersWith over 85 million copies of her books sold, Joy Berry’s message has helped children around the world lead more responsible lives.
Joy Berry, pioneering educator, trusted child-development and parenting specialist, is the bestselling author of Joy Berry Classics for children with more than 250 titles and 85 million copies of her books sold. Joy Berry’s lifelong mission is to help kids help themselves by providing the information and motivation children need to lead responsible lives. Simply put, Joy Berry knows and understands children.
“Children should be 100% responsible for all of their choices and decisions by the time they are 12 years of age,” Joy Berry says. “In order for this to happen, parents need to encourage their children to make as many choices and decisions as possible as early in their lives as possible.”
Joy’s understanding of children and her pragmatic approach to educating and empowering children, has given rise to one of the most extensive juvenile product lines in the world.
Joy Berry, pioneering educator, trusted child-development and parenting specialist, is the bestselling author of Joy Berry Classics for children with more than 250 titles and 85 million copies of her books sold. Joy Berry’s lifelong mission is to help kids help themselves by providing the information and motivation children need to lead responsible lives. Simply put, Joy Berry knows and understands children.
“Children should be 100% responsible for all of their choices and decisions by the time they are 12 years of age,” Joy Berry says. “In order for this to happen, parents need to encourage their children to make as many choices and decisions as possible as early in their lives as possible.”
Joy’s understanding of children and her pragmatic approach to educating and empowering children, has given rise to one of the most extensive juvenile product lines in the world.
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May 31, 2015
Mostly agreeable
This book gives plenty of options for what to do when you are angry; count to 10, go outside, talk to an adult. It also gives several examples of situations that could make a child angry. The only thing I disagreed with is where it says it's okay to hit things when you're angry, if it's something that can't be broken or hurt. I was also bothered by one of the drawings. In the girls room there is a list titled "Things I hate" with the word hate underlined. The first thing on that list is little brothers. I don't know any families that are okay with allowing a child to say they hate their sibling. Maybe "things that make me angry" would have been a better title of the list?
Those are just opinions based on our family's beliefs. I talked about them with our kids, and what is and isn't okay in our home. Overall, we still enjoyed the book, as we do the others in the series.
This book gives plenty of options for what to do when you are angry; count to 10, go outside, talk to an adult. It also gives several examples of situations that could make a child angry. The only thing I disagreed with is where it says it's okay to hit things when you're angry, if it's something that can't be broken or hurt. I was also bothered by one of the drawings. In the girls room there is a list titled "Things I hate" with the word hate underlined. The first thing on that list is little brothers. I don't know any families that are okay with allowing a child to say they hate their sibling. Maybe "things that make me angry" would have been a better title of the list?
Those are just opinions based on our family's beliefs. I talked about them with our kids, and what is and isn't okay in our home. Overall, we still enjoyed the book, as we do the others in the series.
November 2, 2023
Sometimes Maria gets angry because things don't happen the way she wants them to...
When you feel angry, you might want to do things you shouldn't do...
Try to avoid breaking things when you are angry...
When you are angry, there are things you can do to make yourself feel better...
Remember that everyone gets angry. Feeling angry is okay. The important thing is to handle your anger in a positive way.
This is a one of Berry's books in her "Let's Talk About" series. They are all simple, honest, practical, and easy for younger kids to understand. They identify the emotion, define it, contextualize it, and give practical do's and don'ts with it which is very helpful for kids trying to manage these difficult emotions. Highly recommend.
When you feel angry, you might want to do things you shouldn't do...
Try to avoid breaking things when you are angry...
When you are angry, there are things you can do to make yourself feel better...
Remember that everyone gets angry. Feeling angry is okay. The important thing is to handle your anger in a positive way.
This is a one of Berry's books in her "Let's Talk About" series. They are all simple, honest, practical, and easy for younger kids to understand. They identify the emotion, define it, contextualize it, and give practical do's and don'ts with it which is very helpful for kids trying to manage these difficult emotions. Highly recommend.
June 16, 2019
Practical tips for kids about how to avoid making being angry worse. And ways to relate and understand how they feel when they are angry.
June 25, 2020
This is a great book, not just for kids, about how to deal with anger in a healthy way :)
May 23, 2013
Such a great book for kids and adults to read together!! Joy Berry has a wonderful way of bringing things to a kids level to help them understand things better. Sometimes as an adult we forget kids see and process the world differently than us.
Beautifully illustrated to help kids pay attention while learning valuable life lessons!
This series is wonderful for any home or classroom! I want them for he community center where I work!! I am also thrilled they are being made available as ebooks!!
Beautifully illustrated to help kids pay attention while learning valuable life lessons!
This series is wonderful for any home or classroom! I want them for he community center where I work!! I am also thrilled they are being made available as ebooks!!
December 2, 2019
- It'd be nice if there were explanations for why you should not hurt things or hurt other people (you may feel even worse when you stop being angry, maybe).
- Punching a pillow and whatnot won't make you feeling better -- talking to the person and getting your mind onto other things will. The book doesn't actually claim it will make you better but it'd be nice if it put it in there -- it actually makes you feel more angry and should be a last resort.
- Punching a pillow and whatnot won't make you feeling better -- talking to the person and getting your mind onto other things will. The book doesn't actually claim it will make you better but it'd be nice if it put it in there -- it actually makes you feel more angry and should be a last resort.
September 4, 2018
This is a great self help book for children, showing them alternative, better ways to express their anger. Instead of hitting others or saying mean things they can scream into a pillow, go outside until they feel better, or if a problem persists ask an adult for help. In this story a young girl is having trouble with her brother making her angry. It ends with her going outside to let off steam and declaring she feels better.
March 28, 2008
I love the series, great for children, it actually helps me define feelings that I could never word correctly for the little ones to understand.
March 7, 2020
Good for little kids
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