Getting a Grip: The Heart of Anger Handbook for Teens

by Lou Priolo

GET A GRIP! I M ANGRY! Got a problem with that? Maybe we do! Are you a teenager, and you ve got a lot of pent-up anger? Well, if you do, we DO have a problem with that because IT IS NOT BIBLICAL TO BE WALKING AROUND WITH A LOAD OF ANGER TOWARD YOUR PARENTS, YOURSELF AND EVERYONE ELSE! So, don t get angry read this book! In one of the most popular books on the subject, The Heart of Anger, author and counselor Lou Priolo tackled the tough problem of anger in young children; its causes and cures. Now, Priolo takes his years of experience and considerable skills in defusing anger in teenagers. This is a book designed for teenagers. It is meant to be read by teenagers. But Mom and Dad don t We want you to read it, too! THIS IS THE BREAK-THROUGH BOOK YOU VE BEEN LOOKING FOR. IN IT YOU LL FIND HELPFUL TOPICS Learning how to communicate properly How to maintain your cool when provoked How to manage your manipulating tendencies Using the appeal process How to handle rejection and hurt Undoing disrespect Plus, the author shows you how to journal your anger experiences to better understand why and how you get angry, and what you actually say when you are angry! Sure to be a classic, this book will put your life back on a God-glorifying track!

Genres: Counselling, Parenting

233 pages, Paperback

First published January 21, 2007

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

[Kirk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got parents reading this one and taught the content to the youth this summer. Priolo, like a good biblical counselor, brings the Word of God to bear on families that struggle to communicate because of sinful anger. He does a good job of helping angry people not hate themselves for being angry but shows them how anger is given to help them address the problems in their life and points them to a biblical way out of the gordian knot that anger seems to create.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book for dealing with anger in teens, especially. Everyone deals with anger, we just call it something else (annoyed, frustrated, etc.) Priolo gets to the heart.

The last chapter has some great thoughts on what it means to be a teen! Highly recommend to youth workers, parents, and teens.

[Peggy Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have used this resource in counseling and discipling scenarios.