Psychological factors can influence the anger set point
Anger can be aroused more quickly if any of the following are true:
We feel bad about ourselves
We are under pressure or stress
We are tired or sick of have some other physical ailment
In her book Dealing with Anger, Sandy Livingstone suggests there are three additional reasons why we might become angry with our children:
The child is not responding the way we want
Our own personal needs are not being filled due to parental responsibilities
We don't know how to discipline without getting hooked into the child's bad mood
Next: Principle 10: Anger can be reasonable or unreasonable