A Volcano in My Tummy
Helping Children to Handle Anger
by Eliane Whitehouse
Reading Profile
Should I read this?
A Volcano in My Tummy is a plainspoken, skills-focused primer that hands adults short explanations and concrete language to teach children about anger. The book's strength is practicality: clear phrases, short examples, and scenarios you can try at home or in class. The main limitation is repetition—similar scripts and drills recur enough that readers seeking compact theory, more nuance, or advanced tactics may find it basic and occasionally tedious.
Read this if...
- •a parent of a 3–10-year-old who has frequent tantrums and wants simple, calm language to practise naming feelings at home
- •a primary-school teacher or classroom assistant building a routine for cooling down after conflicts who needs short scripts and examples to use immediately
- •a childcare worker or youth-group leader preparing quick activities to introduce emotion-naming and safer ways to vent anger with small groups
Skip this if...
- •you'll likely put it down when the same scripts and examples appear repeatedly; the middle sections can feel like reruns of earlier drills
- •annoying if you prefer dense psychological theory, scholarly nuance, or long-form explanation rather than short practical lines and role-play scenarios
- •not for professionals seeking clinical treatment plans or advanced behavioral programming—this reads as practical guidance for adults, not technical protocols
A Volcano in My Tummy: Helping Children to Handle Anger presents a clear and effective approach to helping children and Adult,s alike understand and deal constructively with children's anger. Using easy to understand yet rarely taught skills for anger management, including how to teach communication of emotions, A Volcano in My Tummy offers engaging...
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Reading Specifications
Difficulty:hard
Audience Fit
- a parent of a 3–10-year-old who has frequent tantrums and wants simple, calm language to practise naming feelings at home
- a primary-school teacher or classroom assistant building a routine for cooling down after conflicts who needs short scripts and examples to use immediately
- a childcare worker or youth-group leader preparing quick activities to introduce emotion-naming and safer ways to vent anger with small groups
- you'll likely put it down when the same scripts and examples appear repeatedly; the middle sections can feel like reruns of earlier drills
- annoying if you prefer dense psychological theory, scholarly nuance, or long-form explanation rather than short practical lines and role-play scenarios
- not for professionals seeking clinical treatment plans or advanced behavioral programming—this reads as practical guidance for adults, not technical protocols
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