A lot of teens and tweens struggle with negativity. Many teens focus on the negative and dismiss the positive. As a parent, it can be really hard to watch your child give up easily, or listen to them rant about how everything is too hard, doesn't work, or there's no point to it. Parents can feel overwhelmed by their children's negativity. How can we help them let go of negative thinking? Nourishing Tweens is a participant in several affiliate programs, advertising programs that provides a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com and other websites. I only recommend things that I truly like and would use myself. If you click through my links and make a purchase, there is no additional charge to you. It's very common for tweens and teens to see every problem as a catastrophe. That tendency to "catastrophize" leads to giving up and anxiety. How do you help your teen DE-catastrophize? How can you help your tweens and teens let go of … [Read more...]