# Positive vs. Negative Thinking Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/focus-on-the-family-parenting-podcast-716583/positive-vs-negative-thinking Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/focus-on-the-family-parenting-podcast-716583/positive-vs-negative-thinking.md Podcast: [Focus on the Family Parenting Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/focus-on-the-family-parenting-podcast-716583) Published: 2026-03-17T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/focus-on-the-family-parenting-podcast/positive-vs-negative-thinking Audio file: https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6b62b447-e557-44a9-ae88-af6300da5440/7cb9a9ac-1278-4e09-8bfc-af88014d8ebd/9fca2d0e-c2d9-42d0-b281-b410004d19bd/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=ea400406-69c1-404e-b75b-af88014d8ecb Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/focus-on-the-family-parenting-podcast-716583/episodes/positive-vs-negative-thinking Duration seconds: 698 ## Resource Do you tend to be an optimist or a pessimist in your parenting? John and Danny answer that question for themselves. Then, Jim Daly talks to Katherine Hill about how our thought patterns impact our brain chemistry, and why it's good for you to think positively. Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/parentingpodcast. Or call 1-800-A-FAMILY.   Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/parentingpodcast. Or call 1-800-A-FAMILY.   Receive the book A Mind of Their Own for your donation of any amount!   Take the 7 Traits of Effective Parenting Assessment   Beware, Little Minds: Raising Mentally Healthy Kids     Contact our Counseling Team   Family Reading of Scripture   Support This Show!   If you enjoyed listening to the Focus on Parenting Podcast, please give us your feedback. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/focus-on-the-family-parenting-podcast-716583/episodes/positive-vs-negative-thinking/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/focus-on-the-family-parenting-podcast-716583/positive-vs-negative-thinking.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.