In this workshop designed for teachers, therapists and parents, we will carefully examine the very different ways in which each of the four temperaments experiences fear, threat and expresses anger.

The study of the temperaments has been with us since the Ancient Greek times and still underpins much of modern thinking. It encompasses four roots or elements that exist in us all playing a part in out thinking, feelings and actions.

These temperaments are the Melancholic with a relationship to the Earth, the Sanguine with Air, the Choleric with Fire, and the Phlegmatic with Water. All of us have all four elements within us but certain temperaments dominant. Each one of these temperaments has a differing way of experiencing the events that surround them, the situations that cause them to feel threatened, and a very different way of expressing anger. If we can become conscious of this we can help the child channel this anger so that it becomes a positive force, for healing and change.

In this workshop designed for teachers, therapists and parents, we will carefully examine the very different ways in which each temperament experiences fear, threat and expresses anger. We will use case study, play and game situations, to explore....

• The different appearance, the habit life, the friendships, and the sense of self, each temperament displays.
  • The 'Hit and Run 'anger of the, Sanguine.
  • The 'Fire Storm' of the Choleric.
  • The Sniper attack of the Melancholic.
  • The'Tidal Wave'of the Phlegmatic.
• Identifying the different warning signs that anger is on its way.
• Survival techniques for the individual, the class and family who are regularly exposed to destructive anger.
• The very different way that each temperament experience trigger situations that regularly cause conflict.
• How we can develop our powers of careful observation? Understanding practical ways of transforming destruction into creation.
• The reaction of the adult. How to avoid inflaming the situation for both the, child's peers, parents and teachers.
• How to diffuse, deflect and deal with the, incidents in away that reaches the child on a respectful and individual level.