The Whole-Brain Child

Thoughts are diʃerent from feelings, sensations, and images in
that they represent the more left-brained part of the SIFTing
process. They are what we think about, what we tell ourselves, and
how we narrate the story of our own lives, using words. Kids can
learn to pay attention to the thoughts running through their heads,
and understand that they don’t have to believe every one of them.
They can even argue with the ideas that aren’t helpful or healthy—