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Table of contents

HOW TO USE THIS PARENTING ANGER BOOK ....................................................................... 1
BE THE LEADER OF YOUR PARENTING ANGER! .................................................................... 5

TRUTHS OF YOUR ANGER ...................................................................................................... 6

ANGER IS A SECONDARY EMOTION ....................................................................................... 7
ARE YOU ANGRY OR JUST ANNOYED? ................................................................................... 8

ANGER SELF-ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................... 9

PARENT STRUGGLES WITH CHANGING ANGER ................................................................... 13
ANGRY BEHAVIOR IS “NEED” DRIVEN ................................................................................. 15

IS YOUR ANGER AFFECTING YOUR CHILD’S BEHAVIOR? .................................................... 17
YOUR BRAIN ON ANGER ....................................................................................................... 19

YOUR THOUGHTS FUEL YOUR ANGER - IT’S THE #1 CAUSE OF YOUR ANGER .................. 23

CREATE AN EMERGENCY ANGER TOOL .............................................................................. 25
AMAZINGLY, YOU CAN FAKE BEING CALM .......................................................................... 28

THE SYMPTOMS OF UNHEALTHY THOUGHTS TRIGGERED BY ANGER ............................... 30
RECOGNIZING YOUR ANGRY TRIGGER THOUGHTS ............................................................. 31

PARENT ANGER CONNECTED TO PARENT SHAME .............................................................. 33

TRUTHS OF CHRONIC ANGER .............................................................................................. 35
PERSPECTIVES YOUR ANGER CAN TAKE ............................................................................. 35

THREE STYLES OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION ........................................................................ 38
HOW TO STOP YELLING AT YOUR CHILD ............................................................................. 40

BE ASSERTIVE RATHER THAN AGGRESSIVE ....................................................................... 43

WHAT IS DIAPHRAGM BREATHING? ..................................................................................... 48
YOUR BEST ANGER TOOL, HERE’S THE RIGHT WAY TO FORM A POSITIVE MANTRA ......... 50

TAKE A PARENT TIME-OUT BREAK ...................................................................................... 52
THE SKILL OF ACTIVE LISTENING ........................................................................................ 55

HOW TO STAY CALM WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS, ‘I HATE YOU.’ ........................................... 57

THE PARENTING ANGER LOG ............................................................................................... 60
KEEP A DAILY ANGER JOURNAL .......................................................................................... 62

HELP YOUR CHILD BUILD A CALM ZONE ............................................................................. 63

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER ................................................................................................. 65