Are you looking for strategies to help students who are pessimistic? If so, keep reading.

1. Connect with parents, agencies, or appropriate parties to tell them about the problem, identify the cause of the problem, and discuss potential solutions to the problem.

2. Assess the appropriateness of the task to ascertain (a) if the task is too easy, (b) if the task is too complicated, or (c) if the duration of time scheduled to finish the task is sufficient.

3. Select a peer to model positive reactions to situations for the learner.

4. Get the learner to question any directions, explanations, or instructions not grasped.

5. Take the learner away from the learning experience until they can be more positive.

6. Give the learner many chances for social and academic success.

7. Alter their surroundings to lessen situations that cause the learner to be pessimistic (e.g., determine those learning activities the learner dislikes and avoid forcing the learner to take part in those learning activities ).

8. Urge the learner to take part in those learning activities in which they are successful.

9. Give the learner positive feedback that indicates they are successful, competent, essential, respected, etc.

10. Find individuals with whom the learner may communicate their unhappiness (e.g., guidance counselor, school nurse, social worker, school psychologist, etc.).

11. Urge and help the learner to make friends (e.g., pair the learner with a peer; when that relationship is successful, introduce them to other peers).

12. Show the learner that feelings of pessimism are natural, but a public display of that emotion should be limited.

13. Make the learner aware of logical consequences that happen due to the learner’s displays of pessimism (e.g., others prefer not to interact with the learner, they will not be chosen by peers to join learning activities, etc.).

14. Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

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16. Consider using a socio-emotional learning app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

17. Consider using an emotional intelligence app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

18. Consider using a school counseling app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.