Helping Your Child with Anger

November 7, 2018 Erin Royer-Asrilant

Helping Your Child with Anger

Learning to handle strong emotions like anger is a very important life skill. Toddlers are particularly prone to outbursts of anger and frustration. But all kids can go from friendly to angry in a matter of seconds. There are so many things we can do to help our children learn to recognize and deal with anger and frustration at each age in appropriate ways, helping them develop this oh-so-important skill set needed for success in relationships and life! Full Class Time: 1hr 15min

Module 1	Introduction
An introduction to the class including the difference between anger and aggression and what a child who really struggles with anger looks and acts like.
Unit 1	Helping Your Child with Anger Introduction
Module 2	The 4 Stages of Anger
Learn the 4 stages of anger, and how to work with child in each of these stages to finding calm and better ways going forward.
Unit 1	The 4 Stages of Anger
Module 3	Development by Age
Learn about your child’s development by age in order to better help him/her navigate strong feelings in age appropriate ways.
Unit 1	Social-Emotional Development
Unit 2	Common Conflicts by Age & Teaching Conflict Resolution Skills by Age
Module 4	Ways to Create a Calmer Home
A calmer home is the best foundation for teaching kids appropriate ways of communicating and interacting. A home full of stress and chaos will only increase emotional reactions from everyone.
Unit 1	Ways to Create a Calmer Home
Module 5	Ways to Combat Media Messages
Research shows that certain media affects kids level of aggression. Learn ways to combat these media messages and negate their affects.
Unit 1	Ways to Combat Media Messages
Module 6	Working with a Child Who Really Struggles with Anger
What to do when your child is really struggling with anger despite your best efforts, finding underlying causes and getting additional support.
Unit 1	Working with a Child Who Really Struggles with Anger
Module 7	Summary
A summary of the most important points covered in the class.
Unit 1	Helping Your Child with Anger Summary