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Little volcanoes : helping young children and their parents to deal with anger

By: Pudney, Warwick.
Contributor(s): Whitehouse, Eliane.
Publisher: London Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2012Description: 222 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781849052177.Subject(s): CHILDREN | ANGER | ANGER MANAGEMENT | PARENTS | PARENTING
Contents:
Beginning at the beginning : understanding child development and the needs of babies and small children|The lives of children : how they experience the world and how it impacts on them|Skills for caring for the angry child|Identifying and understanding angry behaviour|Calming angry children : ideas for safe anger expression|Responding well to expressed anger|Special situations that provoke anger|Responding to anger in early childhood education and childcare settings|Understanding the influence of parents and parenting|Engaging with fathers|Stories and poems about anger
Summary: "This book is packed with advice and strategies for those working with children under five on how to understand and manager anger in children, and also how to help their parents or caregivers deal with anger. The authors outline the reasons why children may feel angry so that their emotions can be fully understood, and offer strategies to combat negative feelings and minimise outbursts. These include putting in place behavioural boundaries and helping a child to feel secure. Simple activities and exercises are also given to help children and adults to express their anger positively." - BOOK JACKET
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"This book is packed with advice and strategies for those working with children under five on how to understand and manager anger in children, and also how to help their parents or caregivers deal with anger. The authors outline the reasons why children may feel angry so that their emotions can be fully understood, and offer strategies to combat negative feelings and minimise outbursts. These include putting in place behavioural boundaries and helping a child to feel secure. Simple activities and exercises are also given to help children and adults to express their anger positively." - BOOK JACKET

Beginning at the beginning : understanding child development and the needs of babies and small children|The lives of children : how they experience the world and how it impacts on them|Skills for caring for the angry child|Identifying and understanding angry behaviour|Calming angry children : ideas for safe anger expression|Responding well to expressed anger|Special situations that provoke anger|Responding to anger in early childhood education and childcare settings|Understanding the influence of parents and parenting|Engaging with fathers|Stories and poems about anger

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