26 Helping Parents

Parents often get angry because of their trouble in their lives. Let's say
that your mother is not happy about her boss. If she doesn't have other ways
of expressing her emotions, she might come home and yell at you, scream at
your dad, kick at the dog, or even say something mean to you.
Here's how to handle it when an adult in your life has trouble controlling his
or her anger: Don't make it worse. Angry people can have trouble thinking
clearly, so try not to do or say anything to make things worse. Wait till your
parent cools off, then talk to him or her in a calm tone, and try to explain
how the anger is affecting you.

yell 大叫，呼喊
scream 尖聲喊叫
handle 處理
adult 成年人
cool off 平靜下來
tone 語氣
affect 影響

幫 助 父 母
父母常常因?yàn)樗麄兩钪械臒蓝鷼狻Ｎ覀兣e個(gè)例子，比如你媽媽對(duì)她的上司不滿。假如她沒有其他方法發(fā)泄她的情緒，她就可能回到家沖你大聲嚷嚷，對(duì)你爸爸大喊大叫，踢家里的狗，或者甚至對(duì)你說一些難聽的話。

當(dāng)你身邊的大人控制不住他們的怒火時(shí)，你應(yīng)付的方法是：別讓情況變得更糟糕。生氣的人很難保持思維清晰，所以不要做，也不要說任何會(huì)使事情變得更糟的事或話。先等你的父母平靜下來，然后再心平氣和地和他們談，并想辦法說明他們的怒火是如何影響你的