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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's a thought -- ask her these 4 questions every time you see her (I did this with my kid's every night when they were little) 1) what were you grateful for today? (help her come up with some things if she cannot think of any. Could be as simple as a roof over her head, a comfortable chair, etc) 2) what was a "win" today? 3) what was a loss? 4) what are you looking forward to tomorrow? It may help to shift her thinking into being in a state of gratitude. [/quote] Hope this works OP. If your mom is anything like mine this will set off a cussing rant or tantrum about psychobabble and she will see this as insulting and talking down to her. I will say this sort of thing works well with kids and I have used it with my own.[/quote]
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