Choosing a course of action: Other may or may not be angry
Choosing a course of action flows from recognition, evaluation, and assessment. FireWorks examines thirteen skills. All these courses of action can be used with both adults and children. Some of these action skills focus primarily on self-care. The other person may or may not feel angry. For the most part, the following courses of action are low risk because they emphasize self-mastery:

Take a breath of life
Release physical tension
Conform or leave circumstances I cannot change
Give myself a time out
When angry, slow down my response
Use words to accurately own my own emotions