Life transitions and challenges can be overwhelming for anyone, but for kids and teens navigating developmental stages, these moments are even more complex. Their social and emotional needs are heightened, and their brains aren’t yet equipped with the tools adults use to cope. This makes them more vulnerable to the world around them.

Every young person has felt anger at some point; maybe a friend said something hurtful, their parents disciplined them, or a teacher assigned a particularly overwhelming project. Anger is a natural and normal emotion; there’s nothing inherently wrong with feeling this way. What matters is how anger is managed and expressed.