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Seeing Red
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01 July 2014

A unique, proven approach to anger management for elementary and middle-school aged children.
Anger is a natural human emotion, but if it isn't managed properly its effects can be devastating. Seeing Red is a curriculum designed to help elementary and middle-school aged students better understand their anger so they can make healthy and successful choices and build strong relationships. This completely revised and updated edition includes a comprehensive anti-bullying component, complete with cutting-edge material specific to cyber-bullying and social media.
Designed especially for use with small groups, Seeing Red enables participants to learn from and empower one another. Its unique group process helps children and teens build important developmental objectives such as leadership skills (taking initiative, presenting in front of the group), social skills (taking turns, active listening), and building self-esteem (problem solving, interacting with peers). Key concepts and activities include:
- Spotting anger triggers and taking responsibility for mistakes
- Finding healthy ways to deal with provocation and avoiding losing control
- Identifying feelings, learning steps to control anger and exploring consequences.
Facilitators will learn how to empower participants through role playing, helping them to identify associated feelings and recognize negative behaviors. Each session includes objectives, a list of supplies, background notes and preparation tasks for the leader, a warm-up activity, an explanation of the various learning activities, and a closing activity. See for yourself why Seeing Red remains one of the most highly-regarded resources among professionals in the field of children's anger management.
Jennifer Simmonds is Lead Program Coordinator at Youth Grief Services, a nonprofit program serving grieving children and families. She holds a Masters of Education in Youth Development Leadership, and has facilitated hundreds of educational and support groups as well as workshops on peace-making, children in change, grief, social skills and LGBT support. In addition to over two decades of experience facilitating small groups, Jennifer has served as adjunct faculty at the University of Minnesota in the Youth Studies Department and is also author of the popular resource Children in Change .
Part 1: Introduction
About Seeing Red
Group Process
Keys to a Positive Group Process
Helpful Hints to Enhance Your Seeing Red Group Experience
Part 2: Sessions
Session 1: Welcome to Seeing Red!
Session 2: What Are My Anger Triggers?
Session 3: Self-regulation: Brain Over Body
Session 4: Masking Our Feelings
Session 5: Not All Consequences Have Bad Outcomes
Session 6: Bystanders
Session 7: How to Keep Your Personal Power
Session 8: Technology and Cyberbullying
Session 9: The Power of Forgiveness
Session 10: My Family's Anger
Session 11: What Do I Ever Get to Decide?
Session 12: Seeing Red Good-bye Celebration!
Supplemental Seeing Red Activities and Self-regulation Techniques
Seeing Red's Wood Block Statements
List of Resources
About the Author