This straightforward guide is for parents who struggle with controlling their emotions around their children, specifically stress and anger.

A Therapist’s Guide to Anger Management: How to Manage Your Emotions and Stop Being A Reactive Parent So You Can Raise Calm and Confident Kids is for parents and caregivers that want a respectful response to the needs of their kids.

As an experienced psychotherapist, I have seen many relationships strengthened with a hands-on approach to slow down the emotional rollercoaster kids and caregivers can get stuck on. From courses in ethics to family systems theory, I teach future clinicians how to put theory into practice in a meaningful way. I have seen that it is possible to use tools like mindfulness in the therapeutic process and that we model healthy behavior for our kids when we do. "He always does this. I swear he is leaving a mess just to piss me off!" Sound familiar? There is no such thing as good or bad feelings. Some feelings can be uncomfortable, others we are more used to, but we can ultimately learn to control how we internalize them and respond to them in every situation. As parents when we label our emotions, we open ourselves up to harmful actions such as self-shaming and self-judgement. This opens up the likelihood of making poor judgments on behalf of ourselves and those we love. There is a real purpose in using the exercises and tools here.

In this book, we will practice:

• Breathing techniques that slow down our flight or fight response so we can make better choices
• Creating a path to understanding how our family of origin and other important life events shaped our parenting techniques
• Easy-to-use techniques for regulating adult emotions so that our kids get to experience their childhood fully

Purchasing this book will provide you with specific ways to calm yourself, respond to the needs of your kids, and learn practices that are time-tested to improve your relationships.