What Can You Do When You Feel Angry?

🕐 3 min 53 sec 👦 Ages 6–8 🌍 English
Join Owlo and Koko as they explore feelings of anger and learn healthy ways to cope. A great story for emotional growth!
Identify feelings of anger Learn to pause before reacting Understand that anger is normal
📖 Story Script
                    Koko:
                    Owlo, I need to talk to you about something that happened today at school.
                
                    Owlo:
                    Of course, Koko. Come sit with me. What is on your mind?
                
                    Koko:
                    So, Marcus took my colored pencils without asking. And then he said they were his. I got SO angry.
                
                    Owlo:
                    That sounds really frustrating. It is not nice when someone takes something that belongs to you.
                
                    Koko:
                    I wanted to yell at him. And I almost did. But then I remembered you always say to stop and think first.
                
                    Owlo:
                    I am glad you remembered that, Koko. What happened next?
                
                    Koko:
                    I just walked away and came here. But I still feel kind of hot and tight inside. Is that normal?
                
                    Owlo:
                    That hot, tight feeling is completely normal. That is what anger feels like in your body. Everyone feels it sometimes.
                
                    Koko:
                    Even you, Owlo?
                
                    Owlo:
                    Even me. Just last week, a strong wind blew all my lesson papers out the window. I felt very frustrated indeed.
                
                    Koko:
                    So what do YOU do when you feel angry?
                
                    Owlo:
                    That is exactly what I want us to explore today. Let us head to the art room. I have an idea.
                
                    Owlo:
                    Here we are. Now, Koko, I want you to draw what your anger looks like inside your body right now.
                
                    Koko:
                    Like a picture of me being angry?
                
                    Owlo:
                    Draw whatever comes to mind. There is no wrong answer here.
                
                    Koko:
                    Okay. I am drawing a big red fire right here in my chest. And my hands look like they want to squeeze something.
                
                    Owlo:
                    That is a wonderful drawing, Koko. You just did something very important. You named where anger lives in your body.
                
                    Koko:
                    It really does feel like fire in my chest.
                
                    Owlo:
                    When we notice where anger is in our body, it helps us slow down. And slowing down gives us choices.
                
                    Koko:
                    What kind of choices?
                
                    Owlo:
                    Well, there are things that help the fire cool down. One is taking slow, deep breaths. Want to try with me?
                
                    Koko:
                    Okay. Breathing in slowly... and out slowly. Hey, the fire feels a tiny bit smaller already.
                
                    Owlo:
                    Exactly. Deep breaths send a message to your brain that says, everything is okay, you are safe.
                
                    Koko:
                    What else can help?
                
                    Owlo:
                    Moving your body helps a lot. You can jump, run, or squeeze something soft. It lets the angry energy out safely.
                
                    Koko:
                    Like when I run around the school garden super fast?
                
                    Owlo:
                    Precisely like that. Another thing that helps is talking about it, just like you did when you walked in here today.
                
                    Koko:
                    So walking away from Marcus and coming to talk to you was actually a good thing?
                
                    Owlo:
                    It was a very smart thing. You gave yourself space instead of saying something you might regret later.
                
                    Koko:
                    Regret means feeling bad about it afterwards, right?
                
                    Owlo:
                    Exactly right. And here is something important. Feeling angry is okay. But what we do with that anger matters a lot.
                
                    Koko:
                    So the anger is not the bad part. It is what you do next that counts.
                
                    Owlo:
                    You understood that perfectly, Koko. I am genuinely proud of you.
                
                    Koko:
                    I think I want to go talk to Marcus tomorrow and tell him how I felt. Calmly.
                
                    Owlo:
                    That takes real courage. I think that is a wonderful plan.
                
                    Koko:
                    Okay, so here is what I learned today. Anger is normal, even Owlo gets angry when the wind steals his homework.
                
                    Koko:
                    When I feel angry, I can breathe slowly, move my body, or talk to someone I trust. And walking away is not running away, it is being smart.
                
                    Koko:
                    Next time I want to learn about what to do when I feel sad, because that one is tricky too.
                
                    Owlo:
                    That is a perfect plan, Koko. And remember, your feelings are always welcome here.