Two Easy Ways To Tell If You Have An Angry Teen

Even though there are many angry teens in the world, you find that you are still asking whether or not the teenager that belongs to you is one of them. I am thinking that you are wondering about this because there is just no way that you would have thought that who was once so precious is now turning into the stranger that he seems to be turning into.

Now the ideas that follow are not the only ways you can tell if there is an anger problem to solve, but if these two symptoms are there then you look more closely at sorting out your teens' anger.

Physical fights

How frequently does your teenager get involved in physical fights with other people? There are some teens that never fight, and there are some who fight on a regular basis. By saying regular, it can be as frequently as weekly or more.

Now sometimes when teens fight, it is to them more a game than a serious matter, but there are also a set of teens that fight with all of their passion and once the fight begins they want to hurt someone. If this is your teen that you are reading about, then do him a favor and help him learn to control and manage his anger.

Losing his temper

How much does it take for him to lose his temper? Do small issues cause him to lose it? When his temper is lost how much time does it take for him to get calm again? Too long?

To make a decision on this anger problem matter, these are the kind of questions that you need to have answered. If you look at the situation and can say that he loses his temper over small things, and then stays angry for too long, you can go ahead and think that there is a real problem.

He may feel as if the way he controls his temper is normal, but you are still trying to give him direction and shape his outlook. Just get him to understand that you feel as if something is wrong and you want him to learn anger management principles so that you know that he knows what is involved or required to do things in a better way.