Many Children teens are angry and feel they have been “wronged”. It may be a parent that is critical or a parent that is judgmental or critical. It may be an irrational or distorted thought in relation to a friend or family member that needs to be modified.

Children and teens have many negative thoughts or cognitions that keep them angry, stuck, and frustrated. This anger impacts their school performance, social dynamics,
and creates tension and stress at home. Cognitive Behavioral counseling is an evidence based therapy that shows great results in modifying anger and unhealthy behaviors.

Children and teens can learn about forgiveness and acceptance versus attacking, judgment, and criticism and see how it is impacting their mood and life via counseling and psychotherapy.

In mixed martial arts athletes are taught to side step their attackers force rather than taking the “hit” or “blow” by doing so the attackers energy bounces back onto the attacker. If we maintain judgment and criticism we will be judging and criticizing our selves exponentially. It is heavy.

If we judge someone we will feel judged. If we are angry at others we may feel better for the moment but all our fear and guilt will come back to our mind and body.

In todays world children and teens become overloaded with stress. Children and teens have poor coping skills, anger is the only way they know how to avoid feeling sad, hurt, or scared.

Children and Adolescents have unrealistic expectations, especially if they are spoiled or fill a sense of entitlement. If “this” does not happen, or they realize that things are not always within their control – they get angry.

Their anger can take many forms – some teens might stuff their anger and withdraw, while others get irritable,violent,destructive and may turn to illegal drugs and/ or alcohol.

Various situations can bring out feelings of anger. Parents are often caught by surprise and react by either yelling or arguing back, or punishing their teen for showing their anger.Anger can breed more anger in children or teens.

Instead, parents need to see this show of anger or rage as a signal that their teen may be lacking problem solving skills, or is overwhelmed by the demands of his or her daily live.

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A child or teen that is angry is calling out for love and needs to learn new life skills to cope with stress and anger and sadness and fear in their lives.