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[quote=Anonymous]If your child is constantly negative across different settings, different types of supervision, and different social contacts, then you have an unhappy child. Can you focus on developing habits that encourage mindful gratitude? Can you try new family activities (not long-term commitments to organized classes but game nights, movies, baking) and see if any of those help your kid shift her attitude? If those small interventions don’t work, anxiety or depression could be in play. They are strikingly common, especially in kids who have experienced a parental separation. Even when the separation itself was not traumatic, children can later develop mental health challenges.

Check also on your own language and attitudes. This may not be your family’s challenge, so please know I am not trying to be accusatory. That said, kids are like sponges for adult negativity. They hear us complain about colleagues, other drivers on the road, neighbors, family, etc. When we have limited time together in the evenings, sometimes the volume of negativity is relatively high. That can set a tone for what a child perceives as normal.[/quote]

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