Sometimes I Like to Fight But I Don't Do It Much Anymore: A Self-Esteem Book for Children with Difficulty in Controlling Their Anger

by Lawrence E. Shapiro

Ages 4 - 10. Douglas is a boy who has always liked to fight. But as he gets older, his fighting gets him into more and more trouble. The other children begin to dislike him, and the principal of his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1882732227
• ISBN13: 9781882732227
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Childswork/Childsplay
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 5

Customer Reviews

Helps kids learn positive ways to deal with their anger

Douglas is a young boy who loves to fight. He wrestles when he plays, he watches violent TV and he loves war toys. Eventually his fighting gets out of hand and begins to land him in trouble at home and in school. He feels isolated and becomes even more angry. He and his mother go to see the school guidance counselor. She helps the parents reward his good behavior and limit some of his angry outbursts. The parents do not take away all his TV, but they set sensible limits on what he watches. They do not take away all of his war toys. Instead, the parents play with him and use the play to help him express himself. In school, he joins the counselor's friendship group and begins to learn more positive ways of relating to his peers. As he becomes less angry, he is happier. He still likes his army men, but he is able to keep this sort of game in a reasonable persepctive. The illustrations are wonderful; both children and adults will love them. The pictures catch Douglas'irritable anger as well as his later times of enthusiasm and joy. The author never gives Douglas a specific psychiatric diagnosis. I liked that fact. Thus the book can resonate with a broad range of kids and parents.