Question: "I’ve got a twelve year old who routinely says things like, 'I’m so stupid, I can’t do this math homework.' When I try to coach her through the problem or tell her she’s smart enough to figure it out, she just gets angry and shuts down. It often results in her not turning in her homework at all, and I’m already forseeing how this is going to affect her long-term life skills. What can I do?"

Michaelann interviews Allan Pauole, Clinical Mental Health Counselor with Revere Health. He draws from his experiences as a father and therapist working with youth in the foster and court systems.