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Angry kids, angry parents : understanding and working with anger in your family / Anne Hilde Vassbø Hagen, Cand. Psychol, Joanne Dolhanty, PhD, CPsych.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: vii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781433840654
  • 1433840650
Subject(s):
Contents:
Anger Can Be Useful -- I. The Power of Anger. Constructive Versus Destructive Anger -- Challenge 1: Anger as a Cloaking Device -- Challenge 2: New Day, Same Old Anger -- Challenge 3: Adopting the Stance of Anger -- Challenge 4: When Anger Gets Aggressive -- II. Responding to Your Child's Anger -- The Art of Validating Anger -- From Validation to Problem Solving -- Troubleshooting While Validating -- But I'm Not a Robot: Parents Have Feelings, Too -- The Magic of Apology -- III. Setting and Enforcing Limits -- All About Boundaries -- Setting Limits -- Giving Consequences -- Troubleshooting While Setting Limits -- Afterword.
Summary: "Everything you need to know about your child's anger and how to manage it"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "Psychologists Anne Hilde Vassbø Hagen and Joanne Dolhanty explain everything you need to know about your child's anger and how to manage it. Anger can be normal and healthy when it enables us to stand up for ourselves and defend against injustice. However, it can also lead to aggression-even violence-while also hiding other, more vulnerable emotions. For instance, an angry child may be hiding embarrassment, shame, disappointment, sadness, loneliness, or fear. As a parent, it is your job to help your child understand their anger, express it in an appropriate way, and address the underlying need. In Angry Kids, Angry Parents you will learn how to respond to your child's anger in a sensitive and productive way that validates their feelings, addresses their needs, and teaches them to manage their own anger. It can be nerve-wracking to watch your child explode in rage. This book will teach you how to stay calm and protect your boundaries. Supported by years of psychological research and therapeutic practice, the strategies in this practical, compassionate book will help any parent who struggles with their child's anger. "-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Psychologists Anne Hilde Vassbø Hagen and Joanne Dolhanty explain everything you need to know about your child's anger and how to manage it.

Anger can be normal and healthy when it enables us to stand up for ourselves and defend against injustice. However, it can also lead to aggression--even violence--while also hiding other, more vulnerable emotions. For instance, an angry child may be hiding embarrassment, shame, disappointment, sadness, loneliness, or fear. As a parent, it is your job to help your child understand their anger, express it in an appropriate way, and address the underlying need.

In Angry Kids, Angry Parents you will learn how to respond to your child's anger in a sensitive and productive way that validates their feelings, addresses their needs, and teaches them to manage their own anger. It can be nerve-wracking to watch your child explode in rage. This book will teach you how to stay calm and protect your boundaries.

Supported by years of psychological research and therapeutic practice, the strategies in this practical, compassionate book will help any parent who struggles with their child's anger.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Everything you need to know about your child's anger and how to manage it"-- Provided by publisher.

"Psychologists Anne Hilde Vassbø Hagen and Joanne Dolhanty explain everything you need to know about your child's anger and how to manage it. Anger can be normal and healthy when it enables us to stand up for ourselves and defend against injustice. However, it can also lead to aggression-even violence-while also hiding other, more vulnerable emotions. For instance, an angry child may be hiding embarrassment, shame, disappointment, sadness, loneliness, or fear. As a parent, it is your job to help your child understand their anger, express it in an appropriate way, and address the underlying need. In Angry Kids, Angry Parents you will learn how to respond to your child's anger in a sensitive and productive way that validates their feelings, addresses their needs, and teaches them to manage their own anger. It can be nerve-wracking to watch your child explode in rage. This book will teach you how to stay calm and protect your boundaries. Supported by years of psychological research and therapeutic practice, the strategies in this practical, compassionate book will help any parent who struggles with their child's anger. "-- Provided by publisher.

Anger Can Be Useful -- I. The Power of Anger. Constructive Versus Destructive Anger -- Challenge 1: Anger as a Cloaking Device -- Challenge 2: New Day, Same Old Anger -- Challenge 3: Adopting the Stance of Anger -- Challenge 4: When Anger Gets Aggressive -- II. Responding to Your Child's Anger -- The Art of Validating Anger -- From Validation to Problem Solving -- Troubleshooting While Validating -- But I'm Not a Robot: Parents Have Feelings, Too -- The Magic of Apology -- III. Setting and Enforcing Limits -- All About Boundaries -- Setting Limits -- Giving Consequences -- Troubleshooting While Setting Limits -- Afterword.

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