There's no shortage of advice out there on how to deal with your children's tantrums, but what about your own? Many parents are reluctant to admit it, but an awful lots of us have trouble controlling our own temper when the kids are unruly. Maybe not all the time, but more often than we'd choose. Obviously we don't like yelling at the kids, it's just that we can't help ourselves. At last, Hollie Smith has written a book that fesses up to the problem, and looks at practical techniques to help us keep a lid on the anger and set our kids the example we want to. She enlists the help of psychologists and anger management experts to find plenty of strategies that help to avoid trouble in the first place. However, recognising that most of us lose it with our kids from time to time, she also helps us find ways to: Mind our language Resist the urge to get physical Button up before we say anything we'll regret Patch it up afterwards Find a cooler, calmer lifestyle Cool, Calm Parent is also packed with case studies and quotes from real, everyday parents like you and me. The kind who want to be cool and calm with out kids, but don't quite manage it all the time.