Since Carter's mother suffers from depression and his father is an alcoholic, Carter is often neglected, but he has a supportive group of friends. Despite his circumstances, he maintains a positive outlook. What may be helping Carter to maintain his positive attitude?

His circle of friends and Thier activities.

Explanation:life is a series of events,which may sometimes be good or bad.

There comes many situations in life which tend to weigh us down. Being ready to face such difficult times in our lives is very important because difficult times tends to affect us psychologically . These times usually affect us negatively by damaging our lives.

Most problems that arises are beyong our control so being read to face such challenges is very important for our mental health by making the best out of every situation.

Here Carter's Parents condition can weigh him down psychologically, but due to his SUPPORTIVE GROUP OF FRIENDS who probably ENGAGE and SUPPORT him, he is able to maintain a positive outlook and face his challenges. Like carter, it is very necessary to main positive attitude when dealing with our problems or challenges that come our way.