What is the difference between explosive and seething anger?
Explosive anger builds up very rapidly, erupts, and then subsides. Although in many situations it is healthy to express anger directly and immediately, in some cases an explosive reaction can get us into trouble. Seething anger often takes the form of a grudge or an outright act of revenge. This sort of anger seems to rise gradually but continues for long periods of time. Seething anger can become an obsession, preoccupying people’s waking thoughts. How can children learn to control their tempers? Most of us have more control over our anger than we think we do. The most effective device to calm down out of control children is to take a “time out.” Children are asked to sit in one place for several minutes and try and control their anger. Restitution is also an effective way of allowing children to experience firsthand what damage their anger has done. It’s very important for angry people to do something to repay those they have injured. Children who lose their temper learn more from do
