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  • Appropriate Anger for Parents (8-2-2010)

     

    PODCAST SCRIPT:

    While anger mustn’t control your reaction to your teenager’s mistakes, there is a way to express your anger appropriately.

    The Bible says, “Be angry but sin not.” It doesn’t say, “Never be angry.” Likewise, in parenting, anger is appropriate when it is expressed in regard to your own feelings of concern for your child’s safety. For instance you might say, “It really upsets me that you didn’t come home right after school.”

    Anger should never turn mean, intimidating or demeaning, so if you cannot control it, let your spouse handle the discipline. But being honest about your own feelings can be a healthy way to discuss your teen’s misbehavior, since they really don’t want to upset you.


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