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How to Raise Brave Kids.

We've talked about how we have to prepare our kids to answer the call for courage.

That's my new book, actually. We've talked about needing to equip them with the fortitude necessary

to step out into this crazy world. We've talked about how we want kids who are resilient,

who are able to overcome obstacles, who see opportunity and run towards it when others run away.

So how do we accomplish this? How do we teach them to be brave?

The same way we raise them to be a reader, to be respectful, to be selfless, to be anything.

You have to do those things in front of them.

You have to embody who you want them to become. It's easy to tell them to be

brave to take chances to not be afraid, but as we've said, your kids are watching you more than they

are listening to you. If you're not practicing what you preach, then you're not preaching at all.

You are bloviating at best, gaslighting at worse. You tell them to be brave,

but have you shown them what bravery looks like? Have they seen you take a stand for what's right?

Get up in front of a crowd, take risks in your career? Have you shown them that when you're

hurting, it's okay to ask for help? Have they seen you want to quit but refuse to give up?

As a parent, you can talk about courage, but your actions are always going to speak louder than your

words. Remember, a little fellow follows you. Your kids are always watching. You have to model

this behavior you want them to learn. If you want them to be brave, you don't have a choice.

You have to be brave first.

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