ANGER MANAGEMENT FOR CO-PARENTS
PART 1: What is Anger?
- What is anger?
- Origins of anger
- Practice Quiz
- Video + Questions
PART 2: Signs you have a problem and how it affects you
- Red flags indicating anger management problems
- Myths about anger management
- How your body reacts to anger and the risks
- Facts about heart disease and stroke
- Practice quiz
- Video + questions
PART 3: Your irrational thinking and behavior
- What’s wrong with being defensive?
- Irrational behaviors that are triggered by your thinking
- Facts concerning irrational behaviors
- Practice quiz
- Video + questions
PART 4: Understand how others are affected by your behavior
- The effects of anger on children, spouse and co-workers
- Facts about domestic violence
- Acceptable and unacceptable ways to be angry
- Practice quiz
- Video + questions
PART 5: Anger Leads to Addictive Behavior (Chapter not found in 8 hour class)
- Substances being abused
- How substance abuse impacts your life
- A word about anger and recovery
- Your anger style
- Your parenting style suffers
- Your children are not oblivious
- Practice quiz
PART 6: Anger, Domestic Abuse and Violence (Chapter not found in 8 hour class)
- Violence in the home
- Understand the Power and Control Wheel
- The Batterer
- Why women stay in abusive and violent relationships
- Understand the Equality Wheel
- Some common questions answered
- Practice quiz
PART 7: Your Child’s Mental Health (Chapter not found in 8 hour class)
- Dysfunctional households
- Understanding your young child’s development
- Development in older children
- Children who are violent
- How do your teen’s think?
- Co-parenting while separated, divorced or living in the same home
- What you can do to prevent further problems with your children
- Practice quiz
PART 8: Positive ways to manage your anger
- Positive techniques for dealing with anger
- Facts about relaxation
- Use music to enhance relaxation
- Practice quiz
- Video + questions
PART 9: Positive and productive communication skills
- Do you identify with any of these characteristics?
- It doesn’t pay to complain
- What it means to be assertive
- Most of what you say is nonverbal
- Assertiveness: How to communicate better with your spouse/ex.
- Using the Compliment Sandwich
- How to communicate better with your children
- Communicate constructively
- Facts about communication
- Practice quiz
- Video + questions
PART 10: Forgiveness and letting go
- Grudges/Forgiveness
- Myths and facts about forgiveness
- Self-sabotage
- Significant quotes to keep in mind
- Exercises to help forgive yourself and others
- Gratitude, appreciation and forgiveness
- Can you choose to be happy?
- Handling anger relapses
- Practice quiz
- Video + questions
PART 11: Transforming Your Relationships (Chapter not found in 8 hour class)
- The family system
- The number one issue of rust and betrayal
- How to transform your relationships to be open
- How ready are you to make these changes?
- Developing maturity
- How to keep your intimate relationships alive
- When you’re ready — analyze your life
- Learn from the wisdom of Dr. John Gottman
PART 12: Summary of co-parenting anger management course
- Review points
- Anger management contract
- My anger management creed
- My personal goals for managing anger
PART 13: Final Exam