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ANGER CONTROL, COPING WITH ANGER, ANGER MANAGEMENT
TIPS & RESOURCES FOR YOU & YOUR KIDS
Anger management, tempers, aggression, hostility, violence, taking control, signs of anger, tips for releasing
anger, how relationships (and kids) are affected, help for parents and teachers,
teaching tolerance, improving your quality of life by defusing and using anger:
Controlling anger
before it controls you can mean the difference between a mere annoyance or full-fledged rage. This site covers anger issues:
What is anger? A self help site to understanding why and how
anger can be a dangerous force.
Feel like kids, parents, teachers, bosses, neighbors,
anyone is pushing your buttons?
Here are ten tips to help you keep your composure when different points of view take on a life of their own.
Did you know aggression could be genetic or hormonal? This Psychological Self-Help link offers plenty of guidance on tempers, jealousy, signs of anger, how and why aggression develops,
dealing with violence, parent-teenager conflicts, how to cope with anger and
frustration.
The mechanics of anger, how it occurs, what is represents, how we
set ourselves up to become angry, giving ourselves a hard time
-- there's a lot going on. It could be the "Shoulds", or
"Mind Reading", or "Self Criticism", and even
"Collecting Straws." Don't suppress or deny the feeling,
understand and handle anger.
This conflict
resolution and anger management site discusses ways to
understand and walk away from conflict. Good advice for partners,
parents, teachers, caregivers, teens, anyone affected by
this very strong emotion called anger.
"Why do I get so Angry?" Well, since all of society is
boiling over with rage, you're not alone in feeling or expressing
anger. Here's some insight as to what's going on around us,
chronic sources of anger, how anger and anxiety go together and what
to do about it.
For men with mates, Anger Busters offers advice on better
communications and the ABC's of effective anger management to stop
destructive behavior, learn forgiveness and tolerance, and save a
marriage. There's also help for wives
dealing with rageful and violent men: how to "know when to
hold and when to fold" -- what kind of mate to stick with and when
to "ditch that jerk."
Two people are in the same situation and one becomes angry, the other
doesn't. Why? What can you do when you're angry?
Find out at allaboutcounseling.com.
Are we paranoid, suspicious, with a growing propensity for violence? See what
Psychology Today
says about adults out of control.
Here's more evidence that releasing anger and conflict resolution can improve your emotional and physical health. Information is power, so here are
five free tips to help you release
anger.
ABCNEWS's Working Wounded feature offers us some tips on holding
our tongues: how to keep
your cool with a difficult caller
who's hot under the collar --
tools of the trade that we could all use with rude people on the phone.
Anger, violence, hate and intolerance are part of today's human
condition with hate crimes and hate
groups part of the American landscape. But one person, acting from
conscience and love, can help neutralize hate -- and teaching
tolerance is the first step. Here
are 101 tools for tolerance.
Ask yourself if the quality of your life would improve if you and your
kids used anger in safe, acceptable ways. The answer would be
"yes", and you can learn positive things to do with your
anger. So instead of blowing up, hurting others and yourself, you
could feel better, be happier in relationships and "get
your angries out."
For help with anger in children and solving conflict in a
positive way, some great insight,
encouragement and suggestions from Iowa State University's Family Life
Extension Specialist, Lesia Oesterreich -- from what happens when
kids get angry, to fighting in front of the kids, "helping
kids cope with anger" is an invaluable resource.
If your child has trouble socializing with other kids, Scholastic's
child expert Peggy Schmidt can help with practical advice on
conflict resolution, how to teach your
child to listen, to apologize, to be successful in social
interactions with others.
Sure, they're YOUR kids, but they can still drive you crazy. To
help disarm conflicts, here are 7
tips for getting along better with your kids from educator,
psychologist and author Dr. James Sutton.
If you put anger in perspective, it can be a productive emotion.
Here are some tips on learning from your anger, and even how
to make anger work for you.
The most important time to not blow your stack is when the other
person has lost their temper. This is especially true for successful
managers who keep their cool and have nothing to regret or
apologize for.
"Anger is the result of the importance and meaning placed on an
event. No one can make us angry," say the experts,
it's how we interpret what someone says, how we see things. Here's
how
to get a handle on anger.
Why be in conflict with someone when you can hit the snooze button on the anger alarm! And there's more here on how to
"utilize anger" to your advantage. Makes a lot of sense.
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