Anger on Thursday

There are lots of flavors of "angry" -- annoyed, grumpy, frustrated, TEMPER TANTRUM!  When you are really angry, you are in your "upstairs" brain.  When you "flip your lid,"  you are not in your thinking or "downstairs" brain . . .  ALL Feelings are OKAY, but it's NOT OKAY to hurt someone or something or hurt yourself when you are mad.  OKAY ways to manage anger include:

(1) Breathe in and out slowly.
(2) Make a picture in your mind of that something that helps you relax.
(3) Use your body, like walk as fast as you can, to get your angry feelings out in an okay way.
(4) Draw a picture of your angry feelings.
(5) Play out your mad feelings with your toys.

When you are back in your thinking brain, use your words to share about the angry feeling.  You will begin to create an awareness of when your anger is on the move, and you'll be able to KNOW it before you SHOW it with practice.