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Over my relatively short involvement with counselling children I have seen over one thousand different types of anger. Anger does seem to be similar to snowflakes in that no one snowflake is the same. Most children enjoy expressing their anger in some way. Drawing is one helpful way that children express and reflect on angry feelings. In my view, unless there is a connection between feelings and individual experience for a child, it is quite possible that unresolved feelings are carried over into future years.

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Abandonment by fathers and consequent controlling parenting creates anger that wears through the surface to reveal deeper injury. Taking things on the chin so early in life means being prepared to sacrifice anything and that means within ones character.

Domestic violence and things that were not meant to be seen create contrasting hate and fear. One eye wide open is enough to create fractures or splits in the mind's eye. Corrupt role models beg not to be seen as the ingestion of experience creates other beliefs.

Colourul layers of autistic lines reflect maturation and containers to feelings that best be organised. Anger can be the containing line and extremity like a trees history

Individuality and creativity untangle frustrations eventually. Masking sensitivities and deficits are the source for such impulses and the identity emerges in good time.

Many children have touched my heart over the years and helped me to achieve a personal perspective in life that I am truly grateful for. I wish I could thank them for drawings and trusting.

Kenoath