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5 Ways to Manage Your Child's Anger
... children get angry at times. And while anger itself isn't good or bad, the way a child deals with anger can... in anger or to yell at him to stop being mad. But it's better for your child if you help him develop... the ability to cope well with anger. Here are some strategies to use. Talk it out. Calmly ask your child...
Helping Kids Handle Anger
Award-winning author, Michele Borba, EdD, recently appeared as a guest on Parents.com Community boards to offer practical advice on children's behavior and violence prevention. This sought-after, motivational speaker has presented workshops to more than one million participants throughout North American, Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific, and has served as an educational consultant to hundreds of schools. She currently serves on Parents magazine's advisory board. The following is her advice on how to help children handle anger.
10 Ways to Stop Yelling
When your child is driving you crazy, it can feel as if he's always misbehaving. Instead of losing your cool, check out 10 ways to stay calm while still making your point and setting necessary boundaries.
Aggression Management 101
Is your tyke's belligerent behavior wearing you down? Check out our tricks for handling aggression.
The Best Tantrum Tricks
We gathered advice from real moms (and a dad!) on how they maneuver around their child's meltdowns.
Preschooler Attitude Adjustments
Your child's a little devil at home but a total angel at preschool. What do teachers know that you don't? We asked preschool teachers for their best tactics -- and for ways you can adopt them at home.
Smart Discipline for Every Age
You expect tantrums from a 2-year-old, but what about a child who's 5? Should you punish a 4-year-old who lies? What's the best age to start giving time-outs? As kids grow, the way you handle bad behavior needs to evolve. Here, top discipline tactics to suit your child.
Good Behavior Games for Preschoolers
Tired of nagging your child to do the right thing? Skip the lecture! Instead, add these super-fun ways to teach honesty, responsibility, compassion, patience, and more to your parenthood playbook. (We promise she won't even notice the lesson.)
Why Time-Out Is Out
Six experts explain why one of the most popular discipline tactics is also one of the most misused.
3 Common Discipline Mistakes -- and How to Fix Them
Is your toddler driving you crazy? For three families, the answer was yes, until the creator of the DVD and book The Happiest Toddler on the Block, Harvey Karp, M.D., watched their little ones in action and offered up his best discipline techniques.
The 5-Second Discipline Fix
If you want your kid to wash his hands, pick up his trains, or give his sister's tiara back, don't ask -- tell.
Discipline Without Screaming
Sometimes it seems that the only way to get kids to listen is to shout. Learn to take it down a few decibels -- and enjoy better behavior in the process.
21 Mom-Tested Discipline Tricks
When it comes to fixing bad behavior, moms are the real experts. Read on for smart strategies that will put a stop to whining, tantrums, back talk, and more.
9 Ways to Prevent a Meltdown -- Your Kid's and Yours, Too
A toddler in the midst of a fit may send you into one too. Yet most experts agree that staying calm is key to defusing an emotionally overwrought child. "Losing your temper doesn't just make things worse, it actually creates the very outcome you were hoping to avoid in the first place," says Hal Runkel, an Atlanta-based therapist, father of two, and author of ScreamFree Parenting. In other words, a screaming, raging toddler. However, the occasional parental blowup is normal, and it won't scar your child for life. But with a few coping strategies, you can head off two tantrums at once: yours and your child's.
