The bravery does not mean total absence of fear and aspiration always to stop at nothing. It is rather an awareness of possible danger, but commitment in achievement of the purposes, readiness to risk, understanding that in life there are much more important things, than fear. I.e. it is the independent choice of the person.
Instruction
1. To cultivate in the child bravery very difficult, but each parents here are obliged to encourage it. First of all, they have to show him those vital values which it is much more important than any fear. It is necessary to explain to the child that sensation of fear is the normal human reaction characteristic of all sane people. That person who will direct to the purpose, contrary to all fears that at him something will not turn out is considered brave. It is always terrible to make the first step, it is always connected with a certain risk, for this purpose it is necessary to have courage, but to stand still, without doing anything, much worse.
2. Children very much need self-confidence and the parents. Therefore, it is necessary to cultivate in process of growing in them this confidence. It, first of all, contributes to the development in the child of such qualities as courage and determination. If parents sincerely believe in the child, then he with ease goes on life, without effort overcoming all problems appearing at it on the way. And, on the contrary, constant concern for it, the lack of confidence in its forces and abilities, desire to save it from mistakes and possible dangers cause in the kid fear for any step.
3. Undoubtedly, there is, probably, no such parent who would not seek to protect the child from falling and disappointments which would not like to help him to correct all his misses, being ready for everything to make him ideal. Some parents very emotionally perceive failures of the children. For example, it can concern school homeworks which adults can independently do if only everything was made correctly. But the similar relation to mistakes and failures will only even more overtake fear on the kid. It will have no desire, having made a gaffe once, to rise and try once again. It is necessary to explain to the child that all his failures are only the experience capable, as a result, to lead to the victory that it is possible to reach something in life only overcoming obstacles, but not running away from them.
4. The brave person is able to risk. He strong also studies on the mistakes. The criticism and punishments of the child for any his mistakes will lead to the fact that it will begin to avoid any difficulties and serious affairs because of fear to be punished. Therefore when the child worries and endures because of what the unknown, it is necessary to show him all possible results of his actions. It is necessary to teach him to expect result, to be able to focus on it, but not on the way of achievement of the goal.