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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.\nEpisode 2213:\nJen of This Time of Mine.com reveals strategies for raising optimistic children, emphasizing the importance of allowing kids to experience and express negative emotions without always seeking a silver lining. She highlights the significance of developing a positive vocabulary to help children balance their natural negativity bias.\nRead along with the original article(s) here: https://thistimeofmine.com/raising-optimistic-kids/\nQuotes to ponder:\n"Encouraging children to be positive in the face of difficulties can send the inappropriate message that feeling down or anxious is abnormal."\n\u201cJust a handful of painful experiences of futility can rapidly become a sense of helplessness.\u201d\n"Sometimes, the best way to help our kids get back to feeling more optimistic is to allow them to sit in their hard feelings for a moment."\nEpisode references:\nHardwiring Happiness: https://www.amazon.com/Hardwiring-Happiness-Science-Contentment-Confidence/dp/0385347316\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices