Sat Nam.
Welcome to my channel.
I am Jo Yoga from RealJoYoga.
Com.
I'm a Kundalini Yoga teacher and a children's yoga teacher and welcome to my channel.
So today I'm going to talk to you about when you have an angry child.
So as a yoga teacher,
A children's yoga teacher,
I'm obviously there to teach yoga but we come across angry children all of the time and how to deal with that and how to support them in navigating their way through these emotions.
Well the first thing to consider is keeping yourself calm.
When somebody,
Anyone is around you who is angry,
Keep yourself calm,
Keep your body language very open,
So don't like cross your arms,
Keep yourself open and keep your voice as calm as possible.
If it's appropriate,
Give them some space.
So sometimes an older teenager might just need to have half an hour listening to some music or some space away but give them some space to process this emotion.
Ultimately,
This anger needs to come out.
No matter what's caused it,
No matter what situation you're in,
This anger needs to come out.
So provided that they are not harming themselves or harming anybody else,
Then allow them to process this emotion.
And don't undermine their emotion.
It's relevant.
Regardless of what's caused it,
Regardless of what your opinion is on this anger,
They are feeling it and they are experiencing it.
So allow them to do that.
Allow them to process the emotion and go through the emotion.
So keep yourself calm,
Give them space if appropriate,
Allow them to process this emotion.
Resist asking too many questions.
If you're in the midst of anger,
Sometimes you just can't explain it and it's very much the same for children.
They feel the anger but they don't want to talk about it,
They can't explain it,
They can't reason it.
So avoid asking too many questions because ultimately it doesn't matter too much.
They just need at the moment to get the anger out and to be able to come to a calmer place where they can then think clearly.
But during the process of anger,
There isn't going to be any clear thinking.
So resist asking too many questions.
If it is a situation where once the child has calmed down,
You need to tell them why,
You know,
That it's okay for them to have these feelings but it's not okay for them to shout at you or hit you or anything like that.
Just keep your boundaries very,
Very strong.
Be very clear,
Be very kind and caring that it's okay for them to feel anger and anger will come up time and time and time again but it isn't okay for them to react the way they did to you.
Just make that very clear and make these boundaries very strong.
Children,
As much as they might push against boundaries,
They need them.
They need them to feel safe,
They need them to feel cared for and considered.
So just keep your boundaries really,
Really strong when you're explaining to them why.
Ultimately,
Don't think anger is a bad thing.
Yes,
If your child has a tantrum in the store,
It can be a little embarrassing.
If as a teacher you walk into a class and there's a child having a meltdown,
Having an anger issue which could trigger other children or can certainly disrupt the classroom,
These things are all part of humans living and working together.
It's not a bad thing.
It comes out,
It needs to come out,
It's an emotion that we are here to experience.
Other people witnessing these emotions,
Other children witnessing somebody having an anger issue or a tantrum,
Let them witness it,
Let them see it,
Let them see how you manage it and how you cope with it and deal with the situation and always deal with it with love,
Kindness and care.
I hope these points have helped you.
Please feel free to leave a comment if you have any other things to add as well and let's support each other in supporting the children.
Sat Naam.
