When I was a kid, my mom had a little needlepoint sign next to the kitchen telephone that read, "Call your mother. She worries." Now that I have a kid, I understand why she worried. But in today's anxious world, kids sometimes get too many messages about worry and negativity. To counter the effects, pick up a copy of Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking: Powerful, Practical Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Resilience, Flexibility and Happiness, by psychologist Tamar Chansky, Ph.D.
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