Cognitive reframing operates on the basis that everyone’s perceptions and feelings are unique. Your perceptions of an event, for instance, may be very different from those of a friend or co-worker.

At the moment, we are facing a global crisis with the coronavirus pandemic, which is causing a lot of worry. We as adults find ourselves frightened, and we know our children are feeling the same way.

Reframing is not about changing concrete conditions into something else. However, it is about offering a more nuanced perspective on what is going on and therefore leaving the outcome less disturbing ...