Here is a 15-minute lesson plan on anger that highlights the following lesson objective: “Learn how to resolve conflicts by recognizing and managing one’s emotions, paying attention to the feelings being expressed by the other person, awareness and respectfulness of differences, and genuinely considering the person’s point of view” (Character Building: Social Skills: Resolving Conflicts-2h).

Read “Is It All Right to Get Angry?”

Watch “Stay Sweet.”

Read “Feeling Bugged?”

Discuss and ask your children the following:

• If you make a mistake or if you know you have annoyed someone through something you have said or done, how would you like the other person to respond to you?
• Brainstorm some ideas that will help you respond with consideration when someone has done something to annoy you, or you are feeling angry with someone for whatever reason.

Choose one or more activities from this list to try out for boosting harmony in your family.

Additional material:

• Read “Not Fists”
• Read “The Three-Legged Walk”
• Listen to “James 3”
• Take the quiz “Quick Quiz: Bible Who, What, Why, and Where on Anger”