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by Max Nass, LMHC
Ages 6 and up
Here's a deck of cards that teaches children how to manage their anger. Using two internal dialog techniques--Thought Stopping and Self-Talk--kids can stop anger in its tracks. By simply playing cards, they learn to envision a stop sign whenever their anger is triggered and to replace their angry thoughts with more positive responses. The deck includes 37 pairs of cards, and each pair includes a "situation" card and a corresponding "response" card. As youngsters react to hypothetical situations that might normally trigger anger, they see a big red stop sign on each response card--a cue to stop the angry thought and come up with a better alternative. You can use Stop That Angry Thought to play either of two familiar card games, Concentration or Go Fish. For 2 to 4 players.
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| Professionals Comments | Hi Angelique I have been using the feelings game with 10 year old boys and have found it an engaging way to teach cognitive skills. The stop that angry thought needs to be carefully incorporated into the process of cognitive restructuring as a reinforcer but only after the technique has been taught. I agree that they are making therapy fun and that is important for boys that age who generally come to therapy after school when they are already tired of being engaged in the classroom and can be a little unwilling. Regards Helen Duff, Clinical Psych Masters Student, Queensland |
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