Case scenario
During announcements, the person sitting behind you punches you in the back. You try to tell the teacher, but he only says to be quiet during announcements. What would you do?
You’re playing a video game when your mom gets home from work. She turns off the power and tells you to get going on homework—even though you don’t have any. All your progress in the game is lost. What would you do?
You can pause and take a deep breathe before responding. If you cannot say anything nice at the moment, walk away and come back to it later. Tell your mom you did not have homework, and explain to her that when she shuts the game off in the middle, all your progress is lost.
Your friend spills juice on you at lunch.
You could go to the bathroom and clean off, and take a few seconds to do some deep breathing. Take a step back before you speak to your friend.
You’re excited about a friend’s upcoming birthday party, but then she says you aren’t invited. Her parents said she can only invite four people, and you aren’t one of them. What would you do?
You could tell your friend you understand, that you were excited and how feel disappointed but you understand. You could ask her to hang out on a different day.
You don’t want to talk about it, but your teacher keeps asking what’s wrong.
You could tell your teacher you appreciate that she is there for you, but you would prefer to keep it to yourself at this time.
Your friend tells you that your new jacket looks "funny." What could you do?
You could tell your friend that you like the jacket and to please be respectful of your things.
After school, you go to the room you and your sister share. You find her reading your diary. She starts laughing when you walk in. What would you do?
You could tell her that it is private and that your diary is your private place for your thoughts. you could ask her not to go into it in the future.
You overhear one friend telling another how ugly you think you are. This is not true, as you never said that.
You could take a step back and when you are feeling calmer, approach your friend and tell them you heard what they said and would appreciate fi they do not spread untrue things around.
Why is learning to manage our anger imporant?
Learning to manage your anger will boost your mood, lessen the stress on the body, and help you maintain good friendships.