What your child will discover
Help the child identify anger as a strong feeling that may appear when something is blocked, unfair, painful, confusing, or frustrating. Teach common body signals and safe alternatives to hitting, biting, kicking, throwing, or breaking.
Listen together · adult controls the audio
The spoken lesson
"Angry is a strong feeling. Your hands may become tight. Your face may feel hot. Your voice may become loud, and your body may want to push, bite, kick, or throw. Anger is allowed. Hurting is not. Stop your hands and feet. Move toward your caregiver or away from the problem. Say, sign, or show, 'Angry.' Your caregiver helps keep everyone safe and stays nearby while the feeling becomes smaller. Later, you can repair what happened and practise a safer action. You can be angry and still keep bodies safe." DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Use realistic frustration and calm adult support. Avoid rage imagery, punishment, violence, punching animations, anger scoring, or instructions to suppress the feeling.
Words to notice together
ANGRYSTOPSAFE HANDSSAFE FEETMOVE AWAYCAREGIVERCALMREPAIR
Make it real
Pause, point, name what you notice, and connect the idea to something familiar in your child's day. Repetition, a calm voice, shared attention and dependable care matter more than finishing quickly.