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Self-Control Patrol Workbook: Exercises for Anger Management

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This book ought to be a best seller. I guess they just don't spend much money promoting it. It does not just tell kids to behave, it uses activities to show them. It gets them to think about what they are doing. Many times kids act impulsively. They need this book.

As an educator of students with social and and behavioral issues, I am always looking for new resources to use with my students. I originally bought this workbook about 10 years ago when I was teaching elementary school and have always found the activities extremely valuable. I lent it to another teacher who lost it and was very thankful to find it once again on Amazon. I teach High School now and still find the activities essential. This workbook can be used for all grade levels and functioning levels, modified for lower functioning students and expanded upon for higher cognitive functioning students. The basic premise is ageless.

In essence this book stresses that it is okay to be angry and that the most important part of being angry is how we express the feelings. The lessons flow logically from a metacognition, having students explore situations that they feel anger, to how angry feelings manifest within their own bodies. Alternative outcomes are explored from the choices made in how feelings are expressed. These same methods and exercises are used in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by professionals making a heck of a lot more money than me, with essentially the same results. I have had a great deal of success using these exercises and activities and the students really seem to enjoy and participate. I highly recommend this to educators, therapists, or anyone working with kids, or adults for that matter, with anger management issues.

This workbook is helpful for elementary school children who have difficulty controlling their anger. It starts out by helping the child identify what angers them, and what happens to their body when they are angry. This is the beginning of learning awareness, which is the building block of self control. The concepts are simple enough for younger children and progresses to slightly more complex concepts for the older elementary child. I highly recommend it.