Cues to Teach a Child To Express Angry Feelings , Lynne Namka, Ed. D.

It is okay to be mad. Anger is an appropriate feeling to have when others hurt you.

Angry feelings are part of being a human being. Be firm, fair and friendly to speak your mads.

People are not to be hurt. Use your words instead of your fists.

Work out your mads with your words.

It is important that we be gentle with people. Be a people friendly person.

People, animals and plants are not to be hurt. Treat all living things with respect.

Make a good choice. Stop and think before you act.

You can make a good choice when you are mad. Use your words!

Know what sets you off. Know your hot spots and trigger points!

Own your feelings! You are responsible for how you feel and act.

Separate the Big Deals from the Little Deals. Problem solve Big Deals. Let go of Little Deals.

You can't have your own way all the time. Don't sweat the small stuff.

Chill out. You don't have to get mad over every little thing. Be a cool dude!

You can let go of your mads by talking about them and working them out.

Tell someone when you are hurt. Find someone safe to talk to when you are upset.

Let your anger go in safe ways. Use your words! You can work out your mads.

Breathe when your mads come up. Blow those mads out!

Don't store anger in your body. Let it go. Talk it out. Tell someone about your mads.

Let the mads go. Shake them out. You choose to feel good when you use your words.

i used to use a little demonstration i learned from mary kurchinka (raising your spirited child). i put vinegar in a glass and told him, "this is you, just hanging out on a nice day." then, i'd get a spoon full of baking soda and tell him the baking soda was something that bothered him. . . . let's say it begins to rain, and then i'd dump the baking soda into the vinegar. it would bubble up - that's when he would begin to get irritated. si then lightening strikes and knocks the power out. . . and i dump some more soda in the glass - and the bubbles would get higher. and then i would tell him we were going to have to have cold sandwiches for dinner and that last little spoon full of soda would go in. ka-boom. so later we could refer back to that discussion and he could sometimes cool off before his "bubbles got too far up." that worked for a while.

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nighteyes September 6, 2012 at 5:01am

i used to use a little demonstration i learned from mary kurchinka (raising your spirited child). i put vinegar in a glass and told him, "this is you, just hanging out on a nice day." then, i'd get a spoon full of baking soda and tell him the baking soda was something that bothered him. . . . let's say it begins to rain, and then i'd dump the baking soda into the vinegar. it would bubble up - that's when he would begin to get irritated. si then lightening strikes and knocks the power out. . . and i dump some more soda in the glass - and the bubbles would get higher. and then i would tell him we were going to have to have cold sandwiches for dinner and that last little spoon full of soda would go in. ka-boom. so later we could refer back to that discussion and he could sometimes cool off before his "bubbles got too far up." that worked for a while.

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