Anger and aggression: understanding, coping, growing
Anger and aggression are often part of everyday family life, even if they don't fit into the picture of a harmonious family. Learning how to deal with them creates clarity and relief for everyone. In her Kosmos-Kind lecture, Annette Cina, psychologist and psychotherapist, shows how to better understand anger and aggression in the family and how to deal with these negative emotions constructively.
Stress, difficult phases in life or even stubborn behaviour on the part of children can drive parents to white heat. Such situations can trigger reactions in parents that - in retrospect - they often regret. Anger can also be destructive. Especially if it is not understood, it harbours the risk of endangering oneself and others. In addition to shouting and violence, feelings of guilt and shame are often the result.
Dealing with anger can be learnt
The good news from Annette Cina: «Dealing with your own anger and that of your children can be learnt!». In her Kosmos-Kind lecture, she gives valuable impulses on how families can find connection and growth even in difficult moments.
About Annette Cina
Dr Annette Cina, psychologist and federally certified psychotherapist, works at the Institute for Family Research and Counselling at the University of Fribourg. She runs her own practice and is recognised as an expert in parenting, family conflicts and disorders in childhood and adolescence. In addition to her therapeutic work, she trains professionals. Annette Cina also focuses intensively on the question of how parents can strengthen their children in challenging times and support them on their path to adulthood.
