Teach kids that negative emotions are normal and not permanent"Sometimes, we're just going to be upset or sad or anxious or frustrated or whatever it is.
And that kind of thing is normal," Santos said on her podcast, "The Happiness Lab," earlier this year, adding: "This is a hard concept for adults to get.
"We can teach kids that sometimes, your emotional weather is like it is in San Diego, where it's — in theory — sunny all the time," she said.
His solution: Prepare children for specific problems they're likely to encounter, and be realistic about the level of danger.
You can teach kids to never accept rides home from strangers without making them fearful of all new people in every situation.
Persons:
we're, Santos, Brooks
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San Diego