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Shawn's Favorite Books for Kids + How to Cultivate Courage💪🏽❤️
Whether you’re looking for a book to teach your kids about courage, emotions, or you’re just looking for a sweet bedtime story with a good theme, Shawn's got you covered!
Helping Your Kids Be Brave (Even When Life Feels Big) 💪🏽
Ever feel like today’s world can be just a little overwhelming for our kids? Us too ❤️
Shawn and Andrew recently had an incredible conversation with Sissy Goff and David Thomas, two experts who’ve spent decades counseling kids and families, and it was so encouraging!
Here’s the biggest takeaway from the episode: Courage isn’t something kids are just born with. It’s something we help them build ❤️
So whether your child is scared of speaking up in class or nervous about new experiences in general, we can help to nurture bravery in small, everyday moments.
Check out their full episode below!
East Family Favorite Kids Books đź“š
 | Whether you’re looking for a book to teach your kids about courage, emotions or bravery- or you’re just looking for a sweet bedtime story with an applicable theme, we’ve got you covered! Check out Shawn and Andrew’s favorite kids books below 🙂 |
A Few Powerful Reminders ⚡️
We loved how Shawn and Andrew’s podcast episode flipped the script. Courage isn’t about big, dramatic acts… It’s about strength built in everyday moments.
here are a few more ways you can help your kids work their courage muscles 💪🏼
Create "courage projects": Help your child do something a little hard every day, like ordering their own food, trying a new activity, or solving a problem without you stepping in to intervene.
Let them fail (gently): Resilience grows when kids realize they can recover. Our job isn’t to eliminate hard things, it’s to walk alongside them through it.
Change your language: Instead of saying “You can’t,” try saying “You can, if…” It builds problem-solving skills.
Model vulnerability: When we share our own fears and how we worked through them, we give our kids permission to be brave too ❤️
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