Effective Principals 2020 | Dr. Reshma Ganesh, Principal of Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir
Anger Management and Behaviour
Gratitude wells up within me as I reflect on the most precious gift bestowed upon me by the divine which is to have awareness of the emotions and being able to manage them effectively.
A healthy body and a healthy mind is such a vital aspect that one must ensure that they are nourished as well as nurtured with utmost care.
Anger is an emotion which is usually a result of frustration, of seeing a road hump or block or being thwarted from something that is essential from the subject’s point of view .
When a student starts raging and becomes aggressive, he or she can pose a serious risk to themselves and others, including classmates and teachers.
It can be a stressful experience for us and students too. Students often regret once they melt down.
It’s helpful to first understand that behaviour is also a communication.
A student who is so overwhelmed that he or she is lashing out indicates a distressed child. They do not have the skill to manage their feelings and express them in a more mature way.
They may lack language, or impulse control, or problem solving abilities. The first step is to recognise this.
Nonetheless, how we react when a child lashes out has an effect on whether they will continue to respond to distress in the same way, or learn better ways to handle feelings so they don’t become overwhelming.
It is highly important that we, as educators should be teaching our students to deal with and properly manage their emotions.
This will benefit students for the rest of their life. Faced with a raging child, it’s easy to feel out of control and find ourselves yelling at them.
But when we shout, we have less chance of reaching them. Instead, we will only be making them more aggressive and defiant.
As hard as it may be, if we can stay calm and in control of our own emotions, we can be a model for our students and teach them to do the same thing.
Students should be made to understand that anger if used skilfully can be your ally in constructing a happier, healthier and a more fruitful life . Teach them to recognise their emotions.
The strategies we need to adopt for creating this awareness is to have students express themselves as to what are they expecting and what according to them went wrong, to recognise the problem to be able to put themselves in the other person’s shoes, so that they learn to give others a chance to work along in solving the issue.
This will go a long way in helping them to accept the reality of a situation and to stop personalising the problem.
They will be able to see the brighter, positive side that the glass is half full rather than complaining that it’s half empty.
They learn essential skills of managing their behaviour, their emotions, their tone of communication and learn to be forgiving adopting a compassionate nature.
Giving guidance in analysing their anger , exercising, taking long deep breaths, creating a positive calm ambience, learning tools to manage their mental health and in developing patience will help in enhancing these virtues which will definitely get embedded as a part of their mental hygiene.
Top Effective Principals 2020 | Dr. Reshma Ganesh, Principal of Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir
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