Just For Today~ I Am Brave
Graphic by Jen Downey
How do you teach a child to be brave? Self-Esteem Elephant has a few suggestions to help teach a child to be brave:
Be a role model.
With encouragement, your child can be brave.
Reinforce the fact that they will be safe, being brave will help them grow.
Perhaps start out small being brave, like trying a new food, learning a new skill and allowing your child all the feels of being brave.
Let them know that it’s fine if you try something and it doesn’t work out. Allow them to think about what they could do different next time and let them try again.
Brag on their bravery! Even if it didn’t turn out how you expected, at least they tried, that is being brave.
Share something that you did that was brave that they can relate to.
Self-Esteem Elephant is one of the nine Characters of Character teaching our children social and emotional skills. There is a Resource Book available here or a Bulletin Board and Poster book available here and even a social story called, Let’s Be Proud available here. As an adult, we already are aware that being brave takes courage, encouragement and sometimes a lot of tries, don’t give up on your child, allow them to try as many times as they need as they will become braver at each try. When a child is confident they are more apt to be brave. This is our Affirmation activity book. This is our Superhero activity book. Characters of Character is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization whose mission is to provide a firm foundation for children to establish strong civic values. We hope you’ll visit us online to learn more about our projects. Your support is appreciated. Click here to donate.