Product Description

All parents get angry sometimes, but research clearly suggests that the amount of anger expressed in the family will have a negative impact on a child's performance in nearly every important area of life. When Anger Hurts Your Kids brings together the practical lessons of a two-year study of 285 parents. You'll learn how to tell if your family has anger problems, how to combat the 18 mistaken beliefs that fuel anger, and how to practice the art of problem-solving communication-skills that will let you feel more effective as a parent and let your kids grow up free of anger's damaging effects.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49626 in Books
• Published on: 1996-06
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 161 pages

Midwest Book Review
When Anger Hurts Your Kids: A Parent's Guide is the result of a two-year study of 285 parents. When Anger Hurts Your Kids covers how anger affects children, how to tell if your family has anger problems, 18 mistaken beliefs that fuel anger, and the art of problem-solving communication. When Anger Hurts Your Kids offers real solutions that can help any parent feel more effective as a parent, and get the peace, quiet, love, and cooperation that all parents want from their children. When Anger Hurts Your Kids is an effective tool for real and enduring change. When Anger Hurts Your Kids deserves the widest possible readership and should be made part of every community library and "effective parenting" course reading list.

About the Author
Matthew McKay, Ph.D., is Clinical Director of Haight-Ashbury Psychological Services and in private practice in San Francisco. Dr. McKay is coauthor of several popular books, including The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, Thoughts & Feelings, The Anger Control Workbook, Self-Esteem, The Self-Esteem Companion, The Daily Relaxer, When Anger Hurts and Couple Skills.

Patrick Fanning is a professional writer in the mental health field. He is the author of Visualization for Change and Lifetime Weight Control and coauthor of several self-help books including Thoughts & Feelings, Self-Esteem and 50 Ways to Simplify Your Life.

Kim Paleg, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Francisco and El Sobrante, California. She is on the faculty of John F. Kennedy University. Dr. Paleg is a contributing author to the self-help classics When Anger Hurts and Couple Skills and co-edited a widely used professional text, Focal Group Psychotherapy. She specializes in couples and family therapy and conducts workshops on parenting.

Dana Landis worked as a counselor at a battered women's shelter in Santa Cruz, CA and was the reserach coordinator for the parental anger study on which this book is based. She is a contributing writer to Thoughts & Feelings, and is in a Ph.D. program in psychology.

Customer Reviews

Excellent
There is a number of reasons behind why I call this book excellent and rate it 5 stars.

First of all because it's a "result of a two-year study of 285 parents - normal, regular parents much like you, with normal, infuriating kids much like yours" (p. 1).

And then because it's very informative and practical and composed in a logical step-wise manner: The 1. chapter describes the effects of anger on child development in general and states that (and describes why): "Children of angry parents are more aggressive and noncompliant" (p. 4); "Children of angry parents are less empathic" (p. 5); "Children of angry parents have poor overall adjustment" (p. 5). And how it later in life among other problems can lead to alienation and depression. But most of all, how and why your kid(s) sooner and later will withdraw from you and instead of trying to please you and make you proud just want's to avoid pain (p. 9).

In chapter 2 you can test whether you (and your kid(s)) might have a problem, why you get angry (chapter 3), possible reasons behind why your kid(s) behave(s) the way he og she/they behave(s) (chapter 4) and what you can do better or differently in the future by changing what you think (chapter 5), do (chapter 6) and say (chapter 7)...

An excellent book - my sincere thanks to the writers Mckay; Fanning; Paleg & Landis!

Great book.
This book explains about your emotions and trying to raise children. Some of us have short fuses and need to learn how to rethink situations that could lead to harmful situations for both parents and children. I find the material very helpful. I also bought this book for a friend who was interested in the topic and she loves it too. My husband bought it and had not touched it yet but I will keep reminding him. Great and interesting book.

A must have parenting book
I'm going to say that this is THE best parenting book I've read (and believe me, I've read a lot!). I don't consider anger to be a big problem of mine, but nonetheless this book taught me how to keep my patience and has some awesome tips. If you're a mom or dad striving to build a great relationship with your child, go ahead and read it.