angry child, the

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Every child has an off day when nothing seems to go right, butfor some, angry outbursts, frustration, and resentment are thenorm. When a child's anger threatens to jeopardize his school andsocial life and introduces an element of strain into the familydynamics that affects every member, it's time for a parent to ask:When is angry too angry?Child psychologist Dr. Tim Murphy has addressed this veryquestion with hundreds of families, helping them to understand boththe causes and the repercussions of childhood anger and to deviseeffective strategies for defusing the time bomb in their midst.Whether it's a toddler staging a tantrum, a grade-schooler unableto make friends, or a sulking preteen who greets every adultrequest with antagonism, parents of angry children are baffled byboth the depth and the root of their child's unhappiness. And whensmall social problems and household disputes regularly escalateinto full-fledged battles, it's nearly impossible for parents todistance themselves enough from the situation to find a perspectivethat will remedy it.With simple, direct techniques, Dr. Murphy shows it is possibleto help an angry child understand what triggers his outbursts anddevelop new approaches for coping with potentially explosivesituations. Identifying the ten telling characteristics of an angrychild, Dr. Murphy provides examples from his clinical experience tohelp adults guide their children to more appropriate responses. Dr.Murphy also alerts readers to parenting styles that work best forthese volatile children, explaining how a parent's own behavior cansometimes escalate a child's meltdowns. He pinpoints the momentswhen anger moves from a normal emotional expression to an extremeone, indicative of a larger problem. In a special chapter devotedto winning daily battles, Dr. Murphy offers advice on situations inwhich an angry child's temper is most likely to flare.The Angry Child is destined to be a classic. With real solutionsfor the concerns of millions of parents, Dr. Murphy offers answersand hope for the families and educators of unhappy children of allages.From the Hardcover edition.

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