Activities Teaching Children About Being Courageous

Parents have the responsibility of cultivating in their children important values that will help them grow and prosper. Such values include honesty, responsibility and loyalty, but one value---courage---will help to form a strong backbone in children so that they are able to stand up for these other values that they are taught to cherish. Here are some activities you can do with children to help them develop courage.

  1. Talk About It

    • Bring up the subject of courage with your child, telling him why it's important and showing him examples. Then ask for examples of his own. Every so often, bring the subject up, asking your child if he saw anyone particularly brave at school that day, or asking who the most courageous character is in his favorite movie. Openly discussing the subject can be very enlightening to children.

    Storytelling and Reading

    • An effective and fun way to teach your child courage is to read to them, tell them, or have them read to you stories that highlight and treasure this value in others. You can find plenty of stories at the library or bookstore which have inner strength as a theme, and you can tell them stories about Rosa Parks, Helen Keller and other historical figures who had the courage to stand up for what they believed in or the strength to face adversities.

    Role Play

    • Act out different situations that your child might encounter and the most courageous way he could react. For example, have your child act out what he'll so if he finds someone littering or if a classmate is being teased by a bully. Get him to the point where he feels comfortable standing up for what he knows is right.

    2. Previous:

    Next:

    • How to Hold a Book Swap at Your School
      Whether the school library has suffered from funding cuts or the same books have graced its shelves for quite some time, you can rekindle a love for reading with a no-cost book swap for all of the students at your child’s school. Work together
    • How to Teach Money Management to Children
      Children may not have much money of their own, but financial education needs to start long before they do. Most schools dont teach money management, so its up to you to tell your child what she needs to know. You can still be an effective teacher, wh
    • Parenting With Fibromyalgia
      Fibromyalgia causes fatigue, troubled sleep and widespread pain, making parenting especially difficult. If you have recently been diagnosed with fibromyalgia or if you have had it for years but are a new parent, youll wonder how to cope with this dis