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Dr. Crist has authored and coauthored numerous books, including Keeping Your Cool When They Can't: Parenting Children Who Struggle with Anger; I'm Here: A Peer Counseling Guide for Teens; What's the Big Deal About Addictions?; What to Do When You're Cranky and Blue; What to Do When You're Scared and Worried; Siblings: You're Stuck with Each Other, So Stick Together; and The Survival Guide to Making and Being Friends.","products":[{"product_id":"keeping-your-cool-when-they-cant-parenting-children-who-struggle-with-anger-paperback","title":"Keeping Your Cool When They Can't: Parenting Children Who Struggle with Anger - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecialized tools and strategies for parents to help children of all ages cope with feelings of anger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeeping Your Cool When They Can't\u003c\/i\u003e provides knowledge, day-to-day tools, and parenting techniques that will help you deal with your child's anger--and your own reaction to it. 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