Cool Down and Work Through Anger (Learning to Get Along®)

Really helps with anger issues in boys and girls under 6 years old!!

I needed a good age appropriate book on anger for my 4.5 year old (who struggles with emotion regulation) that would hold their interest. I did my research. So glad I went with this one. This book is EXACTLY what we needed. It hits every major issue I wanted to cover. It gives concise and easy to understand, yet thorough, examples and explanations. It offers solutions that are simple, yet effective. (It also has great supplemental in-depth discussion points, games, and activities at the end for parents, educators, etc.) It makes it clear that certain behaviors are not acceptable. Meanwhile, the focus remains on the importance of empathy and relating to others. The illustrations are fantastic and make it inviting to read. I sympathize with another reviewer's concern regarding the representation of people of color. That is a concern to me, too. However, the book only has two scenarios in which other children specifically cause the main character to become angry. One "offender" is a person of color. And one, honestly, may or may not be. It's debatable. However, other supporting characters depicting positive behaviors are also diverse and include people of color. So, it seems to me that this book (and other titles by the same author) as a whole actually portray an overall diversity of various backgrounds and ethnicities and does not seem to exemplify or demonize any of the children in particular; either overtly or covertly. (If I come to any realization to the contrary, I'll amend this review.) They are all different, capable of exhibiting desirable and undesirable behaviors, and they all possess the ability to behave respectfully and value one another. I believe that is the very basis of this book. I would highly recommend it to anyone who might be interested and would gladly purchase another by this author.

We have really enjoyed this whole line of books. We have an only child (4 yrs) and as he is preparing for Kindergarten, wanted to make sure that he was getting the basics of how to express his emotions with other kids, since he is so used to expressing them with mostly adults around our family. So I bought a few of these, and we've enjoyed them so much that I bought the whole set.We read one of them every night along with several other story time books before bed. We can talk about the situations in the books, and relate parts of the books to situations that he is currently going through in Pre-K.Having said that, it's not that we did not know how to teach our child manners... these books were also a way for us parents to get better ideas on how to discuss these situations with our 4 year old in a way that he can relate to. If the teacher lets us know that he was not sharing very well that day, we have a small discussing about the situation and then we read the "How to Share With Others" book before we go to bed. This in turn puts our son's mind at ease, and helps him better explain his feeling earlier on in the day and gives him ideas on ways that he can handle the situation next time it happens. Quite simply, they help us communicate better as a family... and honestly, sometimes show us parents ways that we need to handle our own situations as well.Excellent series of books! I would recommend them to any parents of 2-6 year olds!

Whoa! I am very pleased with this book. This has helped us to start a complete turnaround in our child. My daughter is 3, so she doesn't get some of the concepts such as respect and such, but she definitely understands the message of this book. This has helped us so much! I can easily see this as something we reach for a long time in order to assist her with her feelings!The book uses first person language, so if a child is reading it to himself it sound like an affirmation. When I read it to my child, it sounds like I'm telling her my personal experience, or if she's sitting in my lap and I read aloud, she sees the boy on the page and understands him and identifies with him since he is using words like I and Me. This is what she needed in order to see that she is not the only one with the feelings she has and that she can control them.The subject is presented in a matter-of-fact but non-threatening way. It doesn't get preachy or overbearing. It validates the child's feelings while offering suggestions for how to handle situations.Most situations are social situations children won't usually encounter until they are in school and begin making friends, but preschool age children can easily understand what is going on and grasp the main idea.We have this book and Respect and Take Care of Things which we also really love. Cannot recommend this more!

This is a great book to help introduce and encourage little people to the idea of managing their angry emotions. Some of the elements that I like most include:- The book uses positive reinforcement in the manner in which it highlights all of the many positive routes to manage negative emotions.- The book is well illustrated and the colors and pictures definitely draw in the audience to paying close attention to the activities of each individual page.- The diverse children represented on each page is a huge plus. It is refreshing to see a book that demonstrates that children range in many different colors. The book celebrates that idea that diverse children coexist and thrive together.Keep in mind that the text is written in a fashion that would be best understood by a young child 3 years or older. I purchased and read to my 2 year old but there were some ideas that did not seem quite at his level.

My almost 3 yr old loves this book as we are working on understanding his feelings (anger, frustration and sadness) and how to deal with feelings when you can't control them well. Suggestion to learn different feelings first and words like 'calm', as this book focuses on the steps of how to deal with our feelings of anger.

It was okay...as an educator I will likely use it along with other resources... but I don’t think it’s superior to any others I have read/used.

This book made a big difference for my Son. He was able to talk through what the child was feeling in the picture and it gave him words for how he feels when he is angry. Made a BIG difference!

Good book with cute and clear illustrations. My 5 yr old daughter was very engaged through entire book and even discussed concepts as we read them.

I use this book as an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant in school with pupils for Anger Management. The children enjoy the story which explains how to work through their anger, the pictures are colourful and you can discuss them with younger children. For primary school age children. Dispatch fast and seller communication was first class.