Almost 3,000 Childline calls for anger issues
New data has found that Childline delivered 2,895 counselling sessions for anger issues, online and over the phone over the last year, which is a six per cent increase on the previous 12 months.
The rise in contacts on the topic has made anger issues a top ten mental health concern for all genders contacting the service, and gives insight into a generation increasingly struggling to manage and control their emotions in the face of a range of pressures.
For Mental Health Awareness Week starting today (12th May), Childline is offering advice in dealing with these emotions in a healthy way.
These counselling sessions delivered by Childline reveal recurring themes when children are discussing anger such are frustration with parents and peers.
Childline has also been working with the children's mental health charity, Place2Be, to release advice to both young people and parents on how to manage anger issues and look after their mental wellbeing.
Their advice for children on looking after their mental health include: talking to someone they trust, finding health outlets for emotions, and practicing mindfulness. For parents on supporting children's mental health, Place2Be recommends creating regular check-in times, using open-ended questions when speaking with their child, and normalise seeking help and services like therapy and counselling.
Dr Rebecca Kirkbride, clinical director at Place2Be, said: "At Place2Be, we know that learning to express and process emotions healthily during childhood builds resilience and establishes positive coping mechanisms that serve young people throughout their lives. The rise in children seeking support for issues related to anger, as highlighted by Children's data, demonstrates the importance of early intervention and teaching children healthy ways to process emotions.
"By creating safe spaces where young people feel heard and validated, we can help them develop the emotional vocabulary and self-regulation skills needed to navigate complex feelings, without expressing feelings through angry or aggressive behaviour -- which may have implications for themselves or others around them."
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