Calming Angry Kids: Help and Hope for Parents in the Whirlwind
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Slammed doors. Hurting hearts. Tricia Goyer knows what it’s like to parent children with chronic anger. In Calming Angry Kids, Goyer draws on her own experience to help readers
- understand what’s going on in a child’s brain
- focus on relationship over rules
- teach a child how to handle frustrations without outbursts
- control how they express their own anger
- establish a standard of respect in the home
Acknowledgments 17
Introduction: A Heartbreakingly Angry Home 19
Part 1: Understanding Anger: Theirs and Yours
1. Trauma and the Truth behind Mad 29
2. Anger from Life Stressors 41
3. Physical Issues That Can Fuel Anger 51
4. A Parent’s Internal Response to Anger 67
5. A Parent’s External Response to Anger 81
Part 2:Helping Your Angry Kid
6. Building Bonds 97
7. Stopping the Cycle before It Starts 111
8. Teaching Kids to Calm Themselves 131
9. Calming Angry Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers 149
10. Calming Preteen Anger 167
11. Calming Teen Anger 179
12. A Healing Place for Adopted and Foster Kids 195
Conclusion: The Victor’s Crown 213
Appendix A. Scriptures to Memorize as a Family 217
Appendix B. Recommended Resources 221
Notes 229
“I was immediately drawn to Calming Angry Kids because my family has had some high emotions over the years. As I read Tricia Goyer’s book, I felt encouragement and not shame. I felt as though Tricia was sitting next to me sharing her personal stories and giving me help, guidance, and encouragement for my own parenting journey. If you have a child who struggles with anger, sit with Tricia and let her encourage you as well.”
—Jamie Ivey, bestselling author of If You Only Knew, host of the podcast The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey
“From the very first words of Calming Angry Kids, my heart resonated with Tricia’s story. Loving children from hard places is a beautiful calling and one that is very lonely at times. Tricia offers insight and wisdom for parents struggling with anger in their homes. She makes you feel as if she is in your corner, fighting with you for the heart of your child.”
— Natalie Gwyn, speaker,author of Okayest Mom
“As a mom of angry kids (who also struggles with anger myself!), I need this book. Tricia has faithfully hiked this rocky path of calming angry kids, and I am selfishly very grateful she has put her experiences into a handbook for the rest of us. This will be my go-to resource for years to come.”
—Emily Thomas, host of The Mom Struggling Well podcast
“These words from Tricia are whispers of hope. They offer a healing way forward for those who have felt stuck. Read them and sigh with gratitude and relief, like I did.”
— Sara Hagerty, author of Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet and Unseen: The Gift of Being Hidden in a World that Loves to be Noticed
Product Details
- Title : Calming Angry Kids: Help and Hope for Parents in the Whirlwind
- Author: Goyer, Tricia
- Publisher: David C Cook
- Publication Date: 2018
- ISBN: 9780830775729
Tricia Goyer is the award-winning author of more than seventy books, including Walk It Out: The Radical Result of Living God's Word One Step at a Time. She is a homeschooling mom of ten and a grandmother of four. Tricia and her family live in Little Rock, Arkansas.