The Heart of Anger: Practical Help for the Prevention and Cure of Anger in Children

by Lou Priolo

Anger! Is it ever a problem in your home? Do your children ever speak to you in angry, disrespectful tones? Do they ever fight between themselves? Have you ever lost your patience and composure when dealing with an infuriating situation in the home?

If you honestly answered yes to any of these questions, you need this book. Christian families, especially those in which the children are home for most of the day, experience episodes of frustration and anger. This new book deals with anger's root causes, offering corrective advice from a biblical perspective. Pastor and radio teacher John MacArthur, Jr. has said, “This book goes beyond the external manifestations of anger and deals with the internal source—the thoughts and intents of the heart. I know of no other book that addresses this problem with such practical and applicable biblical wisdom.”

“Lou has written an extremely readable and practical book about a problem frequently encountered by too rarely addressed. There is nothing else like it. Counselors will want their own copy as well as others to give away. Pastors will put it in their libraries and church bookstores. Parents will devour it. Christian children will benefit from it; and the church, in general, will be in Lou's debt for writing it. It is a book whose time has come.” —Jay Adams, Author, Radio Teacher, Co-Founder of The National Association of Nouthetic Counseling.

Genres: Parenting, Counselling

265 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2023

About the author

LOU PRIOLO is the Director of Biblical Counseling at Eastwood Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, Alabama. A graduate of Calvary Bible College and Liberty University, he is the author of The Heart of Anger , and The Complete Husband. Lou is also a Fellow in the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors. He resides in Wetumpka, Alabama with his wife, Kim, and daughters, Sophia and Gabriella.

Reviews

[Alicia Smiley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a helpful book on how to diagnose my own heart and practically put off—put on….so that I can in turn train my daughter to do the same. Only “downside”: I realize that this book was written back before “gospel talk” was “popular…” so I would have appreciated more gospel talk included in his example dialogues with our kids.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

not a parent but I thought it was good :)

[Rachel Rhoadarmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic parental resource! One of our go-tos for counseling parents with kids who act out. Priolo uses Biblical premises to draw out specific parenting ideas that when implemented are extremely useful. Will teach you about yourself at the same time. Deeply convicting and potentially life changing.

[Nick Lees · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very practical, yet also very dated in examples and language. Worth the read though! It convicted me in numerous ways I can grow as a parent.

[Jessalyn Lopez]

For the masters 🎓