And that’s the main point of this review, or maybe this is more of a PSA. When we’re talking about mental health, about emotions, about the interior lives of children, about the many reasons for therapy, that includes talking about things like anger.
And yet I can’t think of any book that really captures what it’s like to deal with that anger inside of you and the fallout from it like this one does. My brain tells me to all kinds of garbage and so does theirs.Īll of that is to say, kids are angry. But listen, I’m like the most type-A person around and even I know you cannot make kids magically conform to expectations nor are any kids at all acting out like that, channeling that much anger, because it’s fun or because they want to. Is it fun to sit in a library and jump out of my skin when doors slam so hard they shake the walls or to hang back while watching kids throw chairs? No. Is it fun to have raised a child who would EXPLODE over what looked to me like very little? No. But, and now my parenting hat is on, having raised a kid who was very quick to anger when he was younger, who would get triggered by things that made him anxious or were complicated by ADHD stuff, I know there are no “unnecessary” reactions in some of these kids brains-their brains make them do a thing, and sure there are consequences and yes they need to learn to cope with and control/reign in their anger and their reactions, but you’ve got to toss all ideas of appropriate or acceptable or whatever out the window and realize that they need tools, they need time, and they need support. I spend my days listening to slammed doors and meltdowns, to insults thrown, to reactions far bigger than what may seem necessary. Not just, like, I got mad and acted out for a second, but the kind of anger that is uncontrolled, that erupts quickly and fiercely. For USED books, we cannot guarantee supplemental materials such as CDs, DVDs, access codes and other materials.Can I tell you something? I work in an elementary school, and maybe you could guess that because if you happen to, also, then you know half of all interactions start with, “Can I tell you something?” But… can I tell you something? Working in an elementary school has shown me the just how much anger so many kids have. Has a note/signature just inside the front cover or on first few pages. Has author signature/note just inside the cover. Dust jacket is included and has wear and small tears.
Pages have no markings and has some wear. All orders ship by next business day! This is a used hardcover book.
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