ANGER MANAGEMENT
Anger is not an action, it is a reaction. It is a reaction to fear, shame, hurt, helplessness, abandonment and grief, just to name a few. We live in a society that is desensitized by violence and crime. What was considered impossible is now an everyday occurrence.
We must get a handle on this situation. We need to become the change we want to see. Peace begins with each one of us making a conscious decision to handle our emotions with a grace and a mindfulness. When we come to understand that nothing has to go right in order for us to feel good, we become empowered and enlightened. Happiness is not the absence of problems, it is the ability to deal with them.
We should not deny our anger. It can also be used for motivation. We need to use it to know when something is out of place and not in alignment with the highest good. Anger can become the seed that lays a totally new garden. It can serve as stimulation for change, for justice and for solution.
Most great people, like Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa created change from their righteous fury. They could not stand one more minute of the injustices. Today’s impossibilities can become tomorrow’s realities when human efforts are fueled by righteous and heartfelt anger. There is a clear connection between caring and wrath. One’s wrath often speaks of their healthy protection and respect for themselves and another.
As a great Master once said: “For those that are not angry are worth little, for those who lose their temper are worthless.”
Learn more about issues that Stimulate Anger... click here
- Hopelessness
- Helplessness
- Fear
- Lack of faith
- Feeling unloved and unlovable
- Feeling Abandoned
- Depression
Suggested Onionhead Tools for Anger Management...learn more
For Tweens, Teens and Adults
Teen and Adult Deck of Cards
Teen and Adult Feelings Dictionary
The Universal Truth Cards
ANGER MANAGEMENT FOR CHILDREN
Most of what was written above is applicable to children also. However, we do have a much better chance of helping kids nine and under. They are pliable and ready for change. Onionhead has proven to be an extremely positive tool for conflict resolution amongst kids. They respond to his character almost immediately. They love his stories and relate to him, more so because he is an onion.
When a child is acting out, tell him or her to go to the cards and find their feelings. Ask them to speak about them. Read the story that is applicable to that emotion. We have witnessed immediate transformation. Coloring the emotion is also soothing and healing.
Suggested Onionhead Tools that Help:
Onionhead Children's Deck of Cards
* Onionhead Feelings Dictionary for Children
* Onionhead Coloring Book
Positive Stickers
A-Z Magnet Set
The Adventures of Onionhead in Space
The Lessons in Emotional Learning (for home or Therapy)
The Lesson in Emotional Learning Curriculum
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