When I Am Angry: Kids Books about Anger, ages 3 5, children's books (Self-Regulation Skills)

Great book for toddlers up to elementary age kids. I love the examples of ways to deal with anger and that it acknowledges that feelings are healthy but they need to be dealt with in a healthy way. I also liked how it showed that not everything will work every time but there are different options to try. Finally I love how the parents model how to calm down.

This shows exactly how my son behaves and he relates to the book. Michael Gordon is one of his favorite authors. He asks to read at least one of his books every night! Mr. Gordon's books deal with real emotions kids go through and offers ways to help guide kids to deal with them.

“It is not fun feeling mad.” This is the sentence that sparks the whole book.A young boy Josh faces some challenges where anger creeps in. Should he “blow his top” like the tea kettle that comes to a boil?The author, Michael Gordon explores some different ways to deal with anger.Josh notices his heart rate increases, he breathes heavy and he grits his teeth when he gets angry! He also clenches his fist and feels his chest getting tight. I feel it is important to be able to check in with one’s body in connection to emotions being experienced. This is from my own 25 years of work as a psychiatric nurse working in a hospital.Children are capable of understanding the changes that their body feels.One way to deal with anger is balling it up and throwing it away! The drawings in this book are very good animating the angry balls of fire that Josh throws away!Another technique described in this book by Josh’s sister is counting to 4 & taking a deep breath. Joshua’s parents are quite supportive in helping Josh cope with his anger responses to different situations. His dad deep breathes with him and his mother gives him positive praise for calming down and not letting anger ruin his day.The things I liked about this book are how the family is involved, looking for body cues that let a child know they are feeling angry and some different techniques to explore coping with anger. It is a feeling and it will go away!

I’ve read this before reading to my grandkids. It’s hard to rate this before reading to them and particularly seeing if they try any of the techniques, but I think they’ll like the book.

Do Preschoolers need to develop anger awareness and anger management skills? Absolutely!!!Are there many good books on this subject written for Preschoolers that will engage Preschoolers and provide relevant help and memorable skills for Preschoolers? Nope! But there is this book and related books by this author that excel!! YES, this book is excellent; it is written for Preschoolers to engage Preschoolers and provides relevant help and memorable skills for me, er, and for Preschoolers!!!If you have preschool children in your home or if you teach or aide in a Preschool, you GOTTA get this book and the other related books in the series!! Do it now!! Read it often!!!

When I am Angry: (Children's book about anger, children books ages 3 5, kids books) (Self-Regulation Skills 2) by Michael GordonStarts with offer of free book and nameplate is enclosed.Colorful children's book about handling anger and the parents and others do a good job of it.I was not able to enlarge the print so to me it's difficult to read.Enjoyed the story and especially LOVE the yoga to keep calm.About the author is included at the end. Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.

Gordon explores the topic of anger and how to handle it with preschoolers. This picture book features a preschooler named Josh who loses his sweet temperament rapidly when he becomes angry. So, when he wants to eat cake instead of lunch, go off alone to play with his friends or demands a pet, he becomes furious. His mom, dad, and older sister suggest ways to control it. He could pretend it to be a giant fireball to be thrown away, count to four or breathe deeply. Will Josh be able to practice these techniques to control his bad temper?Larin has done a good job of providing age appropriate colorful illustrations to help toddlers and preschoolers understand the lessons of the tale, Recommended for children ages two through five.

I liked how this book talked about how to handle your anger and that it's ok to be angry

Really good book for kid to read and understand the angry feeling.

This book is brilliantly written and is a great way to approach the subject of anger, how the emotion makes us feel and ways of dealing with and coping with angry emotions.

it is ok

Ce n'est pas drôle pour Josh de se sentir très en colère, et c'est encore pire lorsque c'est contre ses parents...--------------------Raconté avec des rimes comme pour un poème, voici une jolie et intelligente histoire à lire et à raconter.Sur le thème de la gestion de la colère, j'ai trouvé ce livre pratique et efficace.Bien sûr, celà ne conviendra pas à tous les enfants, mais il y a des exercices pratiques à essayer.Belles illutrations, je recommande.

I would definitely recommend this book too anyone with a confused toddler, my three year old loves it and now throws anger balls