SmartHelp For Good ‘n’ Angry Kids SmartHelp For Good ‘n’ Angry Kids Teaching Children to Manage Anger Frank Jacobelli and Lynn Ann Watson A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication Thiseditionfirstpublished2009 2009JohnWiley&SonsLtd. Wiley-BlackwellisanimprintofJohnWiley&Sons,formedbythemergerofWiley’sglobalScientific, Technical,andMedicalbusinesswithBlackwellPublishing. RegisteredOffice JohnWiley&SonsLtd,TheAtrium,SouthernGate,Chichester,WestSussex,PO198SQ,UK EditorialOffices TheAtrium,SouthernGate,Chichester,WestSussex,PO198SQ,UK 9600GarsingtonRoad,Oxford,OX42DQ,UK 350MainStreet,Malden,MA02148-5020,USA Fordetailsofourglobaleditorialoffices,forcustomerservices,andforinformationabouthowto applyforpermissiontoreusethecopyrightmaterialinthisbookpleaseseeourwebsiteat www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell. TherightofFrankJacobelliandLynnWatsontobeidentifiedastheauthorsofthisworkhasbeen assertedinaccordancewiththeCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,or transmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingor otherwise,exceptaspermittedbytheUKCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988,withouttheprior permissionofthepublisher. Wileyalsopublishesitsbooksinavarietyofelectronicformats.Somecontentthatappearsinprint maynotbeavailableinelectronicbooks. Designationsusedbycompaniestodistinguishtheirproductsareoftenclaimedastrademarks.All brandnamesandproductnamesusedinthisbookaretradenames,servicemarks,trademarksor registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.Thepublisherisnotassociatedwithanyproductor vendormentionedinthisbook.Thispublicationisdesignedtoprovideaccurateandauthoritative informationinregardtothesubjectmattercovered.Itissoldontheunderstandingthatthepublisher isnotengagedinrenderingprofessionalservices.Ifprofessionaladviceorotherexpertassistanceis required,theservicesofacompetentprofessionalshouldbesought. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Jacobelli,Frank. Smarthelpforgood‘n’angrykids:teachingchildrentomanageanger/FrankJacobelliand LynnAnnWatson. p.cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978-0-470-75802-1 1.Angerinchildren.2.Attitudechangeinchildren.3.Childrearing.I.Watson,LynnAnn.II.Title. BF723.A4J332009 248.8(cid:1)45—dc22 2008052789 AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. SetinScalaandScalaSans10/13ptbyLaserwordsPrivateLimited,Chennai,India PrintedinSingaporebyFabulousPrintersPteLtd 1 2009 For Margaret Rose and Barbara Ann, for loving so well and making so much possible No book, including this one, can replace the services of a qualified health professional. Please use this book to teach your child to improve his or her behavior, and to help you in communicating with your child’s doctor and/or mental health professional so you and yourchildcanobtainthebestcarepossible.Ifyoususpectyourchild’sbehaviororthought processisadangertohimself/herselforsomeoneelse,seekmedicalattentionforyourchild withoutdelay. S T N E T N O C Contents AbouttheAuthors xi Foreword xiii Acknowledgments xv 1 Introducing SmartHelp for Good ‘n’ Angry Kids 1 2 Making Sense of Anger 5 3 Major Theories about Anger: A Brief, Annotated Guide 15 4 Character: Factory Installed or Add-On Equipment? 19 5 The Labeling of Children: When Anger Leads to Diagnosis 29 6 Reaching and Teaching the Angry Child—And How to Stay Sane in the Process 39 7 Learning Styles and Why They Matter 51 8 Kaytlin, Thomas, Lena, and Manny: A Few of Our Angry Kids 57 9 Before You Begin 73 Workbook A Logical-Mathematical 79 ThisThing CalledAnger 81 Mein theMirror 83 WaltLearnstoWait 85 FiguringOutWhoIAm 87 CracktheCoolCode 89 BonnieCanBalance 91 Workbook B Bodily-Kinesthetic 93 Snack-Food forThought 95 FrankFeelstheFire 97 CountingtoCalm 99 Rockhound Rhonda 101 Don’tBlowIt 103 PaulHitstheWall 105 vii S Workbook C Intrapersonal 107 T N E Brenda in a Bag 109 T N Ray on theRise 111 O C My Three FavoriteThings 113 ColorYouCalm 115 When Gary GetsGoing 117 Ben BeatstheBlahs 119 Workbook D Interpersonal 121 SizzlingSimon 123 ‘I,’ ‘I,’Irene 125 HannahAsksfor Help 127 Mirroring Matthew 129 PlayingItCool 131 ChuckChecks ItOut 133 Workbook E Musical-Rhythmic 135 Larry’s Lyrics toLive By 137 Rappin’ RandyRaps ItOut 139 Bobby Keeps theBeat 141 Sam’sSecret Saying 143 Rockin’ Ricky 145 Shake ItOutYourShoes 147 Workbook F Visual-Spatial 149 Mike’s Magic Bike 151 WhatBugsYou? 153 PuttingFeelingstoFaces 155 The Train thatCould 157 Vinnieon Video 159 Picture This 161 Workbook G Verbal-Linguistic 163 ‘AllorNothing’Alex 165 Havea TalkWithYourself 167 Keep it Simple,Sam 169 Sarah Says‘I’m Sorry’ 171 WhatI ReallyMean toSay 173 Carla’sCool FriendConnie 175 Workbook H Naturalist 177 Tip oftheIceberg 179 Andrea’sAntHill 181 Spencer inSpace 183 Vic, theVolcano 185 Stella Sees Stars 187 Felicia FindstheForest 189 viii
Description: