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b"In this episode, we\\u2019re talking about negative thinking and how to help kids who are more \\u201cglass half empty\\u201d thinkers shift their mindset. My guest is the woman who literally wrote the book on the subject, psychologist Dr. Tamar Chansky, author of Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking.\\nTamar and I talked about what negative thinking is, whether it is possible to change, how to respond when our child is venting their unhappiness or negative thoughts to us, and Tamar\\u2019s four steps to combating negative thinking. There\\u2019s a good chance that we as the parents and caregivers and adults in the room have our own work to do when it comes to hyperfocusing or dwelling on negative thoughts, so we explore that as well. Honestly, I\\u2019ve listened to this episode 3 times already \\u2013 once recording it, and two more times before releasing it because it\\u2019s packed with so many nuggets that I personally need to hear right now. I hope it lands for you the same way.\\xa0\\nDr. Tamar Chansky, is a psychologist and a writer on a mission to teach kids, adults, and couples how to make the mind a safer place to live by changing their relationship to anxiety one thought at a time. In 1999. Tamar founded Children\\u2019s and Adult Center for OCD and Anxiety in Plymouth Meeting, PA.\\xa0In addition to the book we\\u2019re talking about today, Tamar is the author of Freeing Your Child from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Freeing Your Child from Anxiety, and Freeing Yourself from Anxiety.\\nThings you'll learn from this episode\\n\\nWhether or not neurodivergent kids are more prone to negative thinking than neurotypical kids\\n\\nWhat the definition of negative thinking is\\n\\nWhether it\\u2019s possible for a child whose default mode is \\u201cglass half-empty\\u201d thinking to become more optimistic\\n\\nWhat the negative patterns are that we are trying to disrupt when working on negative thinking with our kids\\n\\nWhether venting is something that encourages negative thinking or not\\n\\nThe four steps to combat negative thinking\\n\\nHow to navigate the balance of protecting children from adversity and exposing them to the nature of the world around us\\n\\n\\xa0Resources mentioned:\\n\\nDr. Tamar Chansky\\u2019s website\\n\\n\\nFreeing Your Child from Negative Thinking: Powerful, Practical Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Resilience, Flexibility, and Happiness by Dr. Tamar Chansky\\n\\n\\nFreeing Yourself from Anxiety: Practical Strategies to Overcome Fears, Worries, and Phobias and Be Prepared for Life--from Toddlers to Teens by Dr. Tamar Chansky\\n\\n\\nFreeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents by Dr. Tamar\\xa0Chansky\\n\\nChildren\\u2019s and Adult Center for OCD and Anxiety in Plymouth Meeting, PA\\n\\nWorrywisekids.org\\n\\nSupport the show\\nConnect with Tilt Parenting\\n\\n\\nVisit Tilt Parenting\\n\\nTake the free 7-Day Challenge\\n\\n\\n\\nRead a chapter of Differently Wired\\n\\n\\nFollow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"