Cognitive restructuring

Hello, little one! Today we are going to learn about cognitive restructuring.

Do you know what a building is made of? Bricks, right? Well, think of your brain as a building, and your thoughts are like bricks. Sometimes, we have negative thoughts that are like broken or weak bricks that can make our building unsteady or collapse.

Cognitive restructuring is a way to fix these broken bricks and make our building stronger. It is like a superhero that helps us change our negative thoughts into more positive and helpful ones.

First, we have to identify those negative thoughts. Think of it as looking for the broken bricks in our building. Once we find them, we can start to change them. We can use our superhero powers to turn those negative thoughts into positive ones!

For example, if we are feeling sad or lonely, we might have negative thoughts like "No one wants to play with me" or "I am not good enough to make friends." These thoughts are like the broken bricks that we need to fix. We can use cognitive restructuring to turn them into positive thoughts like "I am a good friend" or "I can make new friends."

By doing this, we make our building stronger and more stable. We can feel happier and more confident because we have replaced those negative thoughts with positive ones.

So, cognitive restructuring is like fixing broken bricks in our brain-building and making it stronger!