7 Tips to help students control their anger Educators must help students realize that there are positive ways to cope, with and express anger appropriately and learn anger control strategies.

1. HOW TO HELP STUDENTS
CONTROL THEIR ANGER
Even the Nicest people have their limits.

2. HELP STUDENTS CONTROL
THEIR ANGER
Educators must help students realize that there are
positive ways to cope, with and express anger
appropriately and learn anger control strategies.
The effects of abuse, neglect, homelessness, poverty,
and ignorance exert a powerful effect on the
emotional health and well-being of a growing number
of students.
For students with undiagnosed emotional/behavioral
disabilities, angry outbursts may be triggered by
seemingly non-existent causes.

3. TEACH SELF-ASSERTION
AND ADVOCACY
Students need to know what
they need to succeed.
Help students learn how to
advocate for themselves.

4. SHARE POWER WHEN
POSSIBLE
Allow student input into how their
school and classrooms are run.
Allow students to participate in rule
development and enforcement.

5. IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND
REINFORCE SUCCESS
Identify and eliminate potential
sources of anger or violence.
Publicly and frequently
reinforce positive behavioral
and learning accomplishments.

6. USE EFFECTIVE LISTENING
SKILLS
Talk with students about their
problems and attitudes toward a
negative situation.
Demonstrate sincere compassion
and concern for your students.

7. MOVEMENT, BREAKS, AND
MOTOR OUTLETS
Allow movement breaks in your
school and class schedule.
Build motor outlets in the school
or your class.

8. PROVIDE POSITIVE
ALTERNATIVES
Teach your students strategies that
will limit, control, or divert angry
impulses.
Practice specific socially
acceptable approaches to coping
with anger.

9. TEACH PROBLEM-SOLVING
STRATEGIES
Teach students the steps of problem-solving:
• Identify the problem
• Brainstorm the solutions
• Determine the best solution
• Implement the solution
• Evaluate the solution
• Practice it in non-threatening situation

10. Failing to provide students, and in
particular, those with
behavioral/emotional disabilities,
with appropriate strategies for
coping with anger leaves them to
select avenues such as physical
aggression, verbal abuse, or threats
as potential outlets.

11. HOW TO HELP STUDENTS
CONTROL THEIR ANGER
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