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Suitable for: Parents of primary-age children
Anger is a powerful emotion that can feel overwhelming, but there are ways you can help your child calm down when they're feeling angry.
Everyone has a limited amount of self-control and we can all get angry sometimes. When we feel stressed, we’re less able to cope with our emotions, which can lead to us feeling angry more quickly.
We can’t stop feeling angry, and suppressing it can be damaging. What we can do is teach children better ways to manage their feelings during these big emotions and calm themselves down. This is called "self-regulation".
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