| Do you sometimes get angry with your kids and feel it | | | | it the same way. |
| escalate by losing control? We all get angry, even at | | | | Avoid anger triggers. The room is a mess? Close the |
| our kids, anger is a normal emotion. It's what we do | | | | door. It's not the end of the world. There's spilt milk on |
| with it that's important, and how we cope with the | | | | the table? It's okay; your kid can pick it up after the |
| consequences. "Angry parents breed hostile children". | | | | meal. It's not life threatening. Ignoring small mishaps is |
| Anger management for parents is crucial because if | | | | crucial for anger management. |
| you learn to control your anger towards your children | | | | If your anger is caused by your kids' bad attitudes, try |
| you are also teaching your children how to control | | | | the 1-2-3-Magic method, well known for diffusing |
| theirs. | | | | potential anger situations. The parent only says "one" |
| Anger management for parents is most important to | | | | to the kids to stop the unacceptable behaviour, until the |
| avoid various teenage behaviour problems in the | | | | parent reaches "three". The kids have already been |
| future. In the book "Solving Teenage Problems", various | | | | told that by three, if they haven't stopped the |
| ways in which parents can control their anger and | | | | unacceptable behaviour, there's a consequence. It also |
| have reasonable conversation with their teenager | | | | lets the parent calm down before exploding, just by |
| have been discussed. Along with this the book also | | | | saying "one". The parent stays composed and the kids |
| provides a very effective model called | | | | know what's going to happen ahead of time. This |
| "Communication Enhancement Model", which can help | | | | method has saved many situations from escalating |
| parents to structure difficult discussions with their | | | | into parents' angry fits towards their children. When |
| teenagers. However it all starts with your ability as | | | | consequences are explained to the kids and they |
| parents to control your anger and below are some of | | | | know that they need to clean their act in certain period |
| the tricks you need to practice right from the time your | | | | of time, anger management becomes easier as you |
| child is a young kid, so that you can master the art of | | | | know that you need to have patience and give your |
| anger management: | | | | kids the time to clean their act and if they do not do it, |
| First and most importantly, anger management starts | | | | you exactly know how you are going to react. This |
| with being honest with your kids! Tell them you are | | | | itself has a calming effect on you. |
| angry, without necessarily giving them all the details. | | | | Whatever we do, our kids will imitate. Anger, when not |
| You can say you are angry but you are working | | | | properly expressed and dealt with, hurts everyone, |
| through it and finding a solution. This teaches them that | | | | including the angry person. For a better atmosphere |
| being angry is normal, they won't be punished for it - | | | | when the family is together, everyone gains through |
| since mom or dad feels it too - and they can express | | | | proper anger management. |