I'm Mad (Dealing With Feelings) [Paperback]

Elizabeth Crary (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1992 | Series: Dealing with Feelings

Too often kids’ feelings get ignored. "I'm Mad" is part of the "Dealing with Feelings" series that help children and adults accept and acknowledge their emotions. It also helps them distinguish between feelings and actions. Even more important, the stories give kids several ways to cope with feelings by utilizing the "choose-your-own-ending" format. They also allow parents and teachers to discuss other situations in a nonjudgmental way.

This story describes a girl whose long-awaited picnic is cancelled by a rainstorm. She's furious! Young readers and their parents can help her decide how to cope with her anger.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Elizabeth Crary has written a sensitive story that provides productive and positive interactive ways for parents to support their children in dealing with a sometimes debilitating emotion. The practical and imaginative suggestions included in the story certainly have the potential for tempering anger and raising self-esteem." -- Daphne Muse, Children's Advocate, 6/20/91

"Finally! A book that recognizes a child's anger as a real and legitimate feeling. I'm Mad will help adults accept a child's angry feelings without shaming the child and without denying or 'fixing' the feelings. It will also help adults guide children to consider various healthy ways of feeling, expressing, and letting go of any angry feelings . . . ." -- Dr. Jane Bluestein author of Parents in a Pressure Cooker and 21st Century Discipline

From the Back Cover

Tired of temper tantrums? Foot-stomping? Children's emotions can be draining and validating strong emotions like anger can become a task for the brave. Unfortunately, telling children to "use words" or sending them to their rooms rarely provides long-term solutions to handling strong emotions. Elizabeth Crary offers options that children will enjoy and that work.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Parenting Pr; 1 edition (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943990629
• ISBN-13: 978-0943990620
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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68 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A constructive approach to managing emotions., May 19, 2000

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This review is from: I'm Mad (Dealing With Feelings) (Paperback)

A girl is mad when a promised picnic is canceled due to rain. Her father helps her think of ways to manage her anger and feel better. The reader gets to pick a page to turn to depending on which idea she will try: pounding clay, taking a bath, singing an un-mad song, etc. We see her try many ideas and eventually begin to feel better. This is a great book to teach kids that we are in control of how we manage our emotions. We can even be creative about it!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A way I got my child to discover her emotions!, June 18, 2006

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sfmom "sfmom" (San Francisco, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I'm Mad (Dealing With Feelings) (Paperback)

This is a fantastic book for your 3+ year old children. My daughter, who is 3.5, had trouble labeling and expressing her emotions. Basically, this book is about a girl who is is mad after her picnic plans change. In an interactive format you and your child get to pick from the 6 choices Katie has to "get her mads out;" ranging from squishing playdough to doing a mad dance to calling a friend for advice. After reading this book a few times, my daughter started to have logical reactions to her frustrations, voicing them and then (thankfully) moving on.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good resource for kids and parents, May 8, 2008

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Jennifer Brown "Jennifer Brown, MSW" (Lake Stevens, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I'm Mad (Dealing With Feelings) (Paperback)

I use this book regularly in my private counseling practice - what is interesting is that often the parents find it as educational as the kids do, because it models for everyone the kind of language they can use to start the conversation about difficult emotions.