If Something Made You Angry Today? Dealing with Anger

"Why do we regret it when we get angry, and feel upset when we hold our anger in?" From the emotions hidden within anger to how to handle anger well, An 'anger management' guide for children that captures the essence of social-emotional learning There is great interest in social-emotional learning. The Ministry of Education and various education offices recognize the importance of social-emotional learning and are working hard to introduce it in earnest to schools. Many teachers and caregivers also agree that developing social skills and emotional strength leads to better school performance and improved grades. There are teachers who have been researching and practicing this social-emotional learning from early on. At the 'Teacher Group Researching Relationship Psychology' (Gwansimdan), led by Kim Hyun-su, a psychiatrist and principal of 'Seongjang School Byeol,' they established a 'Social-Emotional Learning Research Group' in 2022 to study social-emotional learning and have been steadily implementing it in various schools and classrooms. The 'Self-Practice Social-Emotional Learning' series being published this time is the fruit of their long research and practice. Elementary school teacher Wi Ji-young, who has been active in 'Gwansimdan' for a long time, wrote the third volume of this series, 『If Something Made You Angry Today? Handling Anger』. In the book, the author provides detailed information about anger, including what the emotion of anger is, the process of getting angry, and why it's difficult to control anger. Through the stories of Seo Jun and Yoon A, who are clumsy at emotional regulation and expression, she explains at children's eye level how to handle anger and what healthy ways of expression are when you need to express anger to others. At the end of each chapter, there are also activity sections where readers can practice methods for handling anger. This is a book where children can learn that anger is not a bad emotion, but can become a healthy emotion that helps care for oneself and grow relationships.