Angry Kids: Over a Dozen Ways to Help

Anger Comes in All Shapes and Sizes

Anger comes in all shapes and sizes.  Small, medium, large and the dreaded super-sized.  Truth is, we don't have to fear any feeling, even those super-sized ones.  All of them can be managed and we can teach kids how to shrink them down...yes, even the super-sized ones!

What Does a Little Kid Have to Be Angry About?

It was quite interesting to me when, over a decade ago, I created an anger management group for children in a school.  It was broken down into early elementary and upper elementary.  Someone asked, "Really? What does a little kid/Kindergartener have to be angry about?"  To which I promptly replied, "Plenty!"  That early elementary anger management group filled up quicker than I could blink my eyes.  In fact, I believe I ran two sections of it!

Helping Kids Deal with BIG Angry Feelings

If you parent, teach or provide services to a child with BIG angry feelings, we've got a few resources that might be of help.  We've gathered up the posts that may be of interest and put all the links right here, in this handy post.  Feel free to bookmark it and reference it, as needed.

In no particular order, here they are:

1.  The Care and Keeping of an Angry Child: 3 Easy Steps

2. The 5 GREAT Things About Intense Kids



3. Helping Little People Manage BIG Emotions

4. When Feelings Overwhelm: How to Help a Child

5. All Feelings are Okay: Printable Activity

6. Feelings Activities for Young Children

7.  Five Reasons Not to Minimize Your Child's Feelings

8. How BIG is Your Child's Anger?

9. Books that Help Kids Deal with Anger

10. Sad Kid, Mad Kid: How You Can Help

11.  Little Kids, Big Anger

12. 3 Causes of Misbehavior and What You Can Do About It

13. Teaching Kids to Calm Down

14. Creating a Calm Family

We hope you find something that's helpful!