Anger management can be one of the biggest problems that teens and parents face today. For the parents, it can be the unreasonable and infuriating acts of self-destruction followed by the infamous answer of, “I don’t know”. For the teens, it can be the idea that they get no freedom and no responsibility, as if their parents are choking them emotionally.

Why Anger Management?
For parents this anger can lead to varying types of abuse on their children, including yelling, screaming, and even physical abuse such as hitting in the face, body or locking them in closets and basements. Anger can be a powerful enemy, so making sure it is under control and can be handled is crucial.

Teen anger can get extremely powerful, simply because they aren’t sure how to deal with the emotion effectively. I once even watched a healthy teen boy smack his head against a wall until it bled, simply because he was angry with his stepmother and father. At times, there is no other choice but anger management classes for teens and parents.

Free Anger
Many teens and parents don’t know how to free anger or frustration in healthy ways, and it builds up. Pent-up anger and frustration will only lead the parent and/or teen to a explosion of anger that’s possibly as violent as it is repressed.

Anger management classes teaches parents and teens the proper ways to free anger in healthy ways that will make expressing themselves easier and in ways that won’t cause undue anger or instigate the problem just by responding to it.

Group Classes
In many big cities there are free and open groups online and off, where you and your teen can go together, or separately, to talk out your problems and find ways to solve that anger through the in-put of those who have gone through similar problems. The idea of the round table group therapy discussion is outdated and ineffective. Group anger management using a structured curriculum is standard practice.

The Price
Getting help for your and your teens anger issues doesn’t have to be overly expensive and, honestly, that’s why many people don’t seek treatment. With the invention and popularity of the internet, you can find anger management class online or in person group classes or private therapy that will assist you and your teen with the anger issues that can set you off and how to deal with it when it happens.

Anger Test
One of the simplest tools that is used to determine how much a teen or parent needs anger management is an anger test. This anger test is meant to tell how angry you actually get and how easily it happens. The anger test is the first step to anger management classes that help teen and parents all over the world.

Author's Bio: 

Ari Novick, Ph.D. is Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a certified anger management provider for both adults and adolescents. Dr. Novick is also an adjunct professor of psychology at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology.

He is Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a certified anger management provider for both adults and adolescents.

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Dr. Ari Novick is a psychotherapist who provides world class Anger Management Classes Online.