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Keeping Cool
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. —Siddhartha Gautama Buddha If you know how to recognize when you are in...
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Counselor’s Corner: Beyond Anger Management: What’s Behind the Mask?
“Angry” students, especially at the middle school level, are often referred to the school counselor. School counselors usually teach children and adolescents who are angry ways to manage their anger....
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Guest Post: Flying Frustrations on a Spring Evening
By Livy Traczyk Spring is an inherently frustrating time of year for Midwesterners. Winter is believed to be over; warm weather is promised to be on the way. What this newly returned Minnesotan forgot,...
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Guest Post: Helping Kids Manage Their Anger
By James J. Crist, Ph.D., author of Mad: How to Deal with Your Anger and Get Respect. It seems that anger is becoming an increasingly troubling problem for today’s kids and teens. We hear of kids...
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Guest Post: Teaching Children to Cool Down and Work Through Anger
By Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed., author of the Learning to Get Along® and Being the Best Me! series Cheri Meiners Children, like all of us, are frequently bombarded with situations that are unexpected,...
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National Youth Violence Prevention Week
By Mary Stennes Wilbourn and Alison Behnke March 23–27, 2015, is National Youth Violence Prevention Week. Teachers, students, counselors, and others will be doing activities to help kids choose...
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Author Spotlight: Alison Feigh
The staff at Free Spirit is privileged to work with many amazing authors. We will be sharing more author spotlights with you, and hope you enjoy learning about these writers who are dedicated to...
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10 Scenarios to Get Kids Talking About Anger
Everyone gets angry sometimes. It’s important that kids learn to recognize feelings of anger and express those feelings in healthy, positive ways. In group discussions, ask kids to imagine themselves...
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10 Ways to Take the Grrrr Out of Family Time (When Summer Grows Long)
By Eric Braun My boys may be getting older—14 and 12—but they still maintain their youthful vitality when it comes to bickering like toddlers. They do have a bit of a higher tolerance for each other...
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Mindfulness Strategies for Anger Management
By Barbara Gruener Okay, I’ll admit it: When I was growing up, I had no idea how to deal with my anger well. Not one little bit. During my formative years, I was sent to my room to get over my bad...
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Anger Management for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders
By Elizabeth Reeve, coauthor of The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (And Their Parents) Anger, something we all feel and learn to cope with, can be difficult to manage for people...
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How to Handle Anger Issues in the Classroom
By Andrew Hawk I believe it is the intent of most educators to create safe and happy learning environments. Classrooms should be places where students can set aside the outside world. However, this is...
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Enter to Win Put Your Worries Away and Take Charge of Anger!
This giveaway is now closed. This month we are giving away the first two books in the new Kids Can Cope series. These inviting picture books offer kids practical strategies for coping with difficult...
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Win Books That Use Laughter to Keep the Peace!
This month we are giving away four books that use humor to help kids get along and keep the peace at home, in school, and with friends. One lucky reader will win: To Enter: Leave a comment below...
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Modeling Conflict Resolution in Super Angry Times
By Eric Braun, author of How to Take the GROAN Out of Grown-Ups and Make a Friend, Be a Friend A week or so ago I was riding in a friend’s car when another driver began tailgating us aggressively. The...
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