101 Ways to Teach Kids Courage

Being a parent is loaded with layers and layers of trying to do what is best for our kids. Every child is different. What ways can we teach kids courage?  What is the definition of courage? Courage is defined within a wide range. I read an article about courage recently. The article inspired this post. Enjoy!

Ways to Teach Kids Courage

1. Read a book about courage and those people who embody it
2. Talk about what scares you and make a list of those fears
3. Learn another culture’s traditions and celebrate with that culture
4. Make a list of daring feats you want to do or have done whether physically, mentally, or morally
5. Climb that tree you’ve been eyeing for months
6. Write a poem about your fears
7. Learn to swim
8. Explore without a map
9. Learn to ride a bike
10. Pet a snake
11. Wear a snake around your neck
12. Be different
13. Embrace your passion even if no one else is
14. Watch Brave even though the bears are scary
15. Sit with your anger instead of using your body to show anger
16. Do something hard
17. Solve a problem for yourself
18. Help someone else solve a problem
19. Take a deep breath and find your words when you’re angry
20. Smile at a stranger
21. Keep at an activity even though it is challenging to you
22. Be truthful
23. Practice
24. Embrace and learn from failure
25. Smile when you’re grumpy
26. Take a physical risk
27. Step out of your comfort zone socially
28. Write a poem or a story
29. Know when to walk away from a person or situation
30. Ask a zookeeper a question to which you’ve always wanted to know the answer
31. Go to sleep on your own
32. If you wake up first in the morning, begin your day on your own by making breakfast
33. Let your younger brother play with your favorite train
34. Teach a classmate something new
35. Send a thank you note to someone who has helped you
36. Draw a picture
37. Paint a picture
38. Keep a journal
39. Share your journal
40. Learn to knit to to sew
41. Climb your/a mountain
42. Visit a new place (e.g. a park, a town, a country…)
43. Meet a war veteran. Learn his or her story.
44. Volunteer
45. Try something new together with your family
46. Play and explore outdoors every day for 30 days straight
47. Ask questions, lots of them
48. Encourage question asking
49. Play with the shy, quiet kid at school, or the one that has trouble making friends
50. Sit with someone new at lunch
51. Invite a new friend to your home
52. Take the elevator to the tallest building in your area
53. Fine a purpose or passion like helping save whales or studying ways to help endangered birds
54. Invent yoga poses, or simply do the ones you know
55. Ask them to define courage
56. Remain still and quiet for three minutes
57. Practice silence
58. Learn about an animal that showed great courage
59. Learn real life stories about historical figures such as Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart, and Abigail Adams
60. Tell real stories of people battling an illness today
61. Look at examples of courage through images
62. Act out what it mean to be courageous
63. Make a list of ways to show courage
64. Make a collage of all the people, places and things that represent courage
65. Create a piece of art work while listening to the I Have a Dream speech
66. Simply listen to Taps and ask the child how the tune made him feel
67. Send the child off to do research on someone who acted in a courageous way
68. Encourage the child to try something new
69. Encourage the child to introduce himself and make a new friend
70. Visit an elderly care home to hear stories of generations passed
71. Watch video clips of athletes doing daring feats
72. Watch a video clip of child making a speech
73. Use figurines to discuss people of varying abilities – is this person courageous?
74. Try a new hiking trail
75. Eat a food you’ve never had before
76. Use a blindfold and take turns leading one another around the yard or your home
77. Hold a door for someone
78. Choose happiness over self defeat or pity
79. Try a new sport
80. Bob your head under water
81. Swim under water
82. Practice gratitude
83. Ask someone: “How are you today?” and genuinely listen to their answer
84. Apologize (and mean it) in real time
85. Apologize after the fact 0f the matter
86. Try out for a play
87. Choose not to complain
88. Invite over a friend you haven’t seen for a while
89. Write a letter to a teacher or person that has meant a lot to you
90. Tell someone what they mean to you
91. Learn a new language
92. See the “glass as half full”
93. Acknowledge your feelings and emotions
94. Accept your feelings and emotions
95. Be true to your beliefs and passions
96. Dine alone
97. Learn an instrument
98. Watch a movie or read a book alone
99. Help an animal in need
100. Choose to be kind
101. Compliment a chef (even if that is a mom or dad)

Related Read: 100 Phrases to Use to Show Appreciation for Your Child

I hope we inspired you today!

Marnie

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