Beat The Blues With Happy Thoughts

A child’s world is fraught with disappointments, frustrations, and confused moments. These, in turn, can cause stress in a child. As a parent, it’s important to explain to a child how to deal with these situations and help reduce their stress.

Beat The Blues With Happy Thoughts

Beat The Blues With Happy Thoughts

One way to do this is to talk to the child, and find out what’s causing the stress. If the immediate cause of the stress can be addressed, then that should do the trick. Otherwise, it’s important to tell the child that putting a positive spin on things can assist in solving the problem. Explain to the child that, by looking at the sad situation in a positive and loving way, they can let go of their bad feelings, and replace them with happy ones.

Teach the child not to dwell on sad thoughts, and to substitute them with pleasant ones. Teach the child to think about moments that brought pleasure, whenever unpleasant situations enter their lives. Explain techniques that will help them overcome their anxious feelings such as engaging fun activities, reading happy stories, talking about good experiences. Tell them that it’s really up to them whether they want to stay sad or be happy and encourage them to choose to be happy, just as the Joybug finds joy in everything. JKU’s free Joy Kids Express newsletter brings you tips for introducing joyful thoughts and activities into your daily routine. Take a moment to sign up for free!

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