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Encourage him/her to think of different ways to change the problem or fix the situation. |
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Encourage him/her to think about happy things to take his/her mind off of the problem or how he/she is feeling. |
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Encourage him/her to think that it doesn’t matter, that it isn’t a big deal. |
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Encourage him/her to ask me or other people for help or for ideas about how to make the problem better. |
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Encourage him/her to keep his/her mind off of the problem by getting involved in other activities (e.g., seeing friends, playing games, exercising, doing a hobby). |
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Encourage him/her not to cry about the problem. |
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Encourage him/her to think that everything will be all right. |
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Encourage him/her to try to stay away from people and things that make him/her upset or remind him/her of the problem. |
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Encourage him/her to discuss his/her feelings with me or others. |
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Encourage him/her to do something to try to fix the problem or take action to change things. |
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Encourage him/her to better understand him/herself by thinking about the problem. |
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Encourage him/her not to focus on his/her negative feelings. |
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Encourage him/her not to think about the problem. |
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Encourage him/her to think about things he/she is learning from the situation. |
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Encourage him/her to just act like the problem never happened and to go on with his/her life. |
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Encourage him/her to better understand him/herself by discussing the problem with me or others. |
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