Anger

When angry:

1. Ask yourself why you are angry

2. Use strategies to calm down

3. Keep composure

4. Solve the problem

10 strategies to calm down:

1. Take five deep breaths. Inhale slowly and exhale slowly. Feel your breath slowly filling your lungs and slowly going out.

2. Exercise, play a game outside, play sports, go to the gym or do something to move around!

3. Do something artsy like drawing, painting, sculpting, or playing with play-doh.

4. Write your feelings in a journal or notebook.

5. Listen to music or hum one of your favorite songs in your head.

6. Talk to someone you can trust and express how you feel.

7. Pick a place in the world you want to go and go there in your head. Think about what you would be doing, eating, the sounds, the smells, and who you would be with.

8. Count backwards from 50 Mississippi or 10 Mississippi. By the time you get to 0 you should be a little less upset!

9. Do something nice for someone else. That helps you to stop focusing on your anger and to feel good about doing something for another person.

10. Play with legos, building blocks, a bead kit, loom kit, or something you can build.

Parents and counselors can use the ANGER MAP to help students:

http://www.sheffkids.co.uk/adultssite/documents/worksheets/Anger%20Map.pdf