04/10/2026
My jaw dropped when a student at a school told me that he had anger issues and that if he got angry he would flip the desk over onto the floor.
I'm so lucky I didn't launch into my usual anger management lessons because what he said next stunned me and broke my heart…
He said. "The reason I have anger issues is because of my dad. My nanna told me that I'm just like him. He died when was little."
This beautiful boy was feeling close to his dad by having 'anger issues'
At the end of my workshop, I called him over and in the 1 minute I had left. not knowing if it was the right thing or not, I said
"Do you know that I bet there's so many amazing things about you that are just like your dad and I really believe that he would want you to be so happy as often as you can be.
Do vou think he would love you to learn how to be as happy as you can be?"
Luckily, he agreed and I got to run a few more sessions with his class teaching them the importance of self-love and how to manage unhelpful thoughts and emotions. I hope I made a difference for him.
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🩷 Joelene Lavrick, B.A (Psychology), GradDipEd (Teacher)
