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12 Best Ways to Deal With and Calm Child’s Anger
Everyone gets angry once in a while and children are likely to lose their temper more often than adults. This anger can be a result of frustration, loneliness, fear, sadness, or feeling threatened. While anger cannot be categorised as bad outright, it is essential to look at how your child copes with this powerful emotion.
By observing how your child deals with their anger, you can determine whether you need to worry about anger issues and think or anger management or not. Here are some signs that indicate a need for concern:
Frequent anger
Angry over the smallest of issues
Angry outbursts that result in loss of self-control
Cannot express feelings clearly
Reckless behaviour
Not bothered about how anger is hurting other’s feelings
Speaks in a threatening manner
Expresses aggression or violence through drawings or writings
Has to be reminded to control anger
Understanding what triggered the anger is the first step in helping your child cope. Through anger management methods, you can get your child to learn how to channel their anger and calm down gradually.
How to Teach Kids to Control Anger – 12 Effective Ways
The easy way out is to punish your child by shouting at them and venting your anger or cutting off privileges such as television time or play time. But the best strategies are those that encourage your child to cope with anger on their own. Here are some tips that can teach you how to deal with a child with anger issues.
1. Take A Break
Tell your child to take a break or a timeout by going to their room till they calm down. If your child is ranting, wait for them to finish before sending them away. However, if your child is aggressive or violent, then it is essential first to stop it. You can do that by making them sit down quietly until their anger dissipates. Teaching your child breathing exercises and counting from one to ten can be of help in calming them.
2. Improve Verbal Communication
Quite often, when children get angry, they throw tantrums, shout or hit because they are do not know that anger can be expressed verbally too. Teaching them a ‘feeling vocabulary’ which is a list of words to show how they feel can prove useful in helping children deal with anger. Some examples are words like angry, scared, furious, and irritated or sentences such as, “ I am so angry now!” and “He is annoying me”, and so on.
3. Redirecting Anger
When anger is triggered, your child feels an adrenaline rush that gives them more energy and strength and also results in a louder voice. All these can lead to aggression or violence unless the adrenaline is channelised to something less harmful. So, you could get your child to vent their anger on a punching bag or shout into a pillow till the urge to get violent passes off.
4. Show Empathy
When your child is angry, try to get them to talk about why they are feeling so. This shows them that you are responding to their needs instead of just reacting. On seeing you lend a listening ear, your child is more likely to calm down. They realise that you are letting them express their feelings instead of simply judging them first. This makes it one of the most effective tips on how to handle an angry child.
5. Set Some Anger Rules
Make your child understand that it is alright to express their feelings and emotions especially anger, but anger is not to take on a physical form such as hitting or kicking. Let them know that screaming, calling names, or being mean is not acceptable and instead calmly talking things out is a better way. Enforce these rules of behaviour whenever your child is angry without exception to gradually see the results you want.
6. Change Your Behaviour
If you are in the habit of shouting when angry, then your children will also imbibe it. So, learn to control yourself by not yelling at your kids no matter what the provocation. By staying calm and using an even tone, you will get across the message that it is possible to control feelings of anger and deal with it calmly without getting agitated.
7. Set A Daily Routine
Come up with a daily routine for your child to follow to help them cope with their anger better. Ensure they get about 30 minutes of physical activity each day through a sport or hobby to help them get rid of all the excess energy that can then feed anger. Make it a point to spend around 15 minutes one-on-one with each child simply making conversation and bonding.
8. Take Preventive Action
Once your child flies off the handle, the situation gets difficult. So, try to identify the cues that indicate your child is about to throw a tantrum and take steps to deflect it. You can do this by distracting them with an activity or even simply cuddling your child.
9. Identify A Safe Spot
Talk to your child when they are in a good mood and agree upon a safe location where he or she is to head when they are angry. For example, the child’s bedroom, the porch, or the backyard might be a safe spot for them to give vent to their feelings without being embarrassed in front of others or being disturbed by siblings who might then become the subject of their anger. Give the spot a fun name such as ‘Parking Lot’ or ‘Hideaway’ to avoid any negative associations.
10. Find The Triggers
Observe your child to understand the particular situation or circumstance that triggers the outburst. There may be different things that set it off but a pattern will emerge over time, and by avoiding these triggers you will be able to contain the situation. If the triggers are unavoidable, then making your child understand the reason why such a reaction occurs can help them calm down.
11. Use Touch
Try to calm down your child during angry outbursts by hugging them or getting them to hold your hand. Touch can have a calming effect on many children and can help defuse a volatile situation instantly.
12. Appeal To Child’s Compassion
Tell your child how the outburst is affecting you. You could say that it saddened you as a parent to see your child behave in this way. Or you can try telling them that you are exhausted and could use some rest, so could they please find something else to do quietly.
Keeping the lines of communication open in your home is the right way of connecting with your children on all levels and not just when they are angry. If these simple tips do not help you calm your child down over a period, then it might be time to seek professional help. A good therapist and some family counselling alongside individual therapy might help your child work through their feelings better.
Disclaimer: This information is just a guide and not a substitute for medical advice from a qualified professional.
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Exploring the Internet for smart ways to invest your money opens up opportunities. Consult an expert before taking the plunge. You don't want to make decisions that could prove costly? Weighing your options is always a good start before investing.
Your salary can be invested into something truly productive for long-term returns. But amidst so many choices what is the best thing to invest your money in? Here are some great ideas that'll keep your coffers brimming and your future secured:
Best Money Investment Options for You
1. Real Estate
If you search hard enough, there are properties out there that require renovation and maintenance. Invest in one and rent it out for a start to big money. A quick search on the Internet will give you a list of properties that are available for purchase and are in your budget too. Take advantage of these opportunities to grow your finances manifold. You stand to benefit in the long run with a little hard work initially.
2. Retirement Fund
Old age is inevitable. Therefore, it's always wise to invest in a small retirement fund. Keeping your money in a savings account will do you little a world of good. With low-interest rates, letting your money sit in a savings account isn’t always the best thing to do with your money. Opt for a retirement fund, which requires low fees and helps rebalance your investments for your old age. This is one of the best places to invest your money in.
3. Currency
Currency is one of the good things to invest your money in. There are currencies in the world that fluctuate according to the respective country's economies. If you're willing to take the plunge, a little research will help you make the right hit. It's also important that you do a detailed study of the factors that govern currency appreciation. Government stability and policy plays a major role in determining the price of a currency. If you're planning to invest big money, make sure you delve into it with proper research. Unwise decisions can prove costly.
4. 10-Year Savings
Long-term planning is always necessary for long-term financial security. Therefore, using a part of your salary to start a 10-year savings strategy will be a smart move. You can set up sub-savings accounts for a few important goals, say – kids’ marriage, travel and retirement. A lot of people wish they had saved money for these goals.
5. New Venture
A new side business venture could also be one of the things to invest in to make money. A full-time job will only allow you to dabble in something small – like maybe starting your own freelance writing company or selling beauty products. Such an endeavour will help bring in some extra money home. Things may start off slow, but they'll pick up eventually with a little extra effort. This is a great way to remain occupied, too.
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1/4 cup peeled and chopped bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki)
1/4 cup peeled and chopped carrot
1/4 cup chopped and deseeded tomatoes
Method
Step 1
Combine the veggies with 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
Step 2
Open the lid after steam escapes completely.
Step 3
Allow to cool slightly and blend in a mixer till smooth.
Step 4
Transfer the mixture into a deep non-stick pan and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
Step 5
Serve lukewarm.
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Serving size: 1 cup
Energy
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Carbohydrate
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Fibre
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Vitamin C
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Protein
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Invisible Fat
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Vitamin A
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Acid
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A. What is a hard bath I’m not much aware about it but if you see head bath you can give it to the child use a baby bather which is a bath bed that you can use for your child make your child lie down on that and give a bath your child would enjoy and give some toys into the hands like a musical rattle and all
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