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What is the best treatment for a child's anger?

My daughter has anxiety. What is the best treatment for a child's anger?

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It is always important to keep in mind the actual cause of the anxiety or the anger. In very rare cases, one might find neurologic or medical issues that may be the source. For that reason, it is safest to always consult a psychiatrist. However, most commonly, children can be helped with cognitive behavioral therapy approaches for anger episodes. In fact, there are connections with some individuals, between anxiety and ultimately an anger outburst. Cognitive-behavioral therapy approaches are highly effective means to helping a child while keeping parental frustration to a minimum. The specific direction will involve what the immediate environmental issues are that seem to trigger the child. This is a very long and involved answer but hopefully will direct you to get the best help because these techniques can be used throughout an individual‘s life. In fact, helping the child move regulate will be an extraordinarily important aspect of becoming a healthy well-balanced adult. It’s worth a consultation with the psychiatrist.