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Article: Help child talk about, manage anger.(Oregon Life)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- May 25, 2008
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Byline: BIRTH TO THREE By Cheryl Hunter For The Register-Guard
From the first time a toddler shows frustration to the multiple times a teenager voices opposition to parental decisions, a child expresses anger thousands of times.
Parents' reactions to this anger may depend on their own feelings about anger as well as the intensity of the child's anger. Sometimes the child's outburst seems justified and understandable. Sometimes the behavior may be worrisome or even frightening.
What is my child feeling and trying to express? How do I respond? How do I help my child understand and manage anger?
In today's culture, anger is often seen as ...