Does your child have problems with controlling their anger? Are you searching for the various forms of anger management treatments? Are you finding it tough being the parents of a teenager that has problems controlling their anger?
I would have answered yes to all of these questions a few months ago, I have a daughter who is thirteen years of age, to say she had difficulty controlling her anger would be an understatement. Happily she has now turned full circle and all though not perfect, which nobody is of course, my daughter has returned to be the loving, caring and decent human being that she used to be. In this article I will be writing about our journey on the road to find a successful anger management course.
Before I start I would like to confirm that I am in no way an anger management expert; I am a person who works in various fields including stuttering therapy, offering a DVD duplication service and I am also in a partnership with a freelance web designer.
It was quite strange, there did not seem to be a catalyst to my daughters anger problem, there was no family break or other trauma which you would normally associate with such an issue. It seemed to gradually grow, my daughter laughs about it now and has stated that she did not understand what was wrong with her at the time and just put it down to puberty.
During the period, she threw cups at her bedroom wall, slapped her mum, banged her head on a wall and many other crazy acts. As parents her mother and I were at a loss as to what to do. We tried to talk to her in a calm and controlled way, to ask her if anything was wrong or troubling her. We tried to in a way buy her affection back, this sounds so stupid now.
We were however to be quite fortunate. Our daughter actually approached us, after around six months of acting in this way, to ask for help. She realised that she was always seemingly in a bad mood and wanted it to end.
We visited our general practitioner; we asked our friends and family; we also seeked help by conducting various searches on the internet. We eventually found an anger management specialist in London who stated that he could help. It was not cheap but we decided to give it a go.
He talked to her about many aspects of her life and she seemed to enjoy chatting with him. Part of the problem happened to be her diet, part was the fact that she was going to bed too late and therefore not getting enough sleep, the other area was the fact that she thought that her parents still treated her like a child.
The sessions lasted for around two months and I will be ever grateful to that anger specialist.
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