Teach Your Child The Line Between Courage And Recklessness
The line between bravery and recklessness is a fine and weak line that is easily twisted, especially during adolescence.
And it is that at that stage you are intrepid, shrewd …
Adolescents live their life as if it were going to end tomorrow, for this reason, they try to make the most of it, although that maximum sometimes involves a great risk.
When you are 13, 14, 15 … the line between courage and recklessness is quite blurred.
For that reason, in you are mom we light you.
Moving away from overprotection …
Teach your child the importance of finding a balance in his actions to be as brave as his youthful years demand of him without committing reckless acts that cost him his future.
Explain to the child what courage is
Courage teaches us to master our fears and overcome danger.
Without it, we could fail in difficult times and lose track of justice and duty.
We would act like cowards and become those humans that we regularly censor.
We all know that feats are accomplished with bravery.
But you must know and above all, show your child that those who are not daunted by difficulties are brave, nor do they allow themselves to be defeated by seeing their dreams frustrated.
Those who rise from falls that seem lethal are courageous.
Brave, he is the strong man of spirit who goes even further than he can imagine.
Why are reckless acts committed during adolescence?
Not infrequently adolescents are afraid of making a fool of themselves in front of their peers and to make them see how gifted they are, they go downhill without caring about anything else.
A friend challenges them in danger and in order not to show cowardice, they accept the test even if common sense tells them otherwise.
Adolescents need the acceptance of those around them, to be part of the “group”, to fit into it and for that, many of them are capable of putting themselves in danger.
Teach your child the line between bravery and recklessness
Mom, teach your child to always be sure of himself and trust his good sense.
Show him that this does not mean shyness or cowardice, but pure intelligence in every sense of the word.
Make him understand that even when his friends are capable of amazing feats, most of the time the prize goes to the most sensible boy.
Let him know that on many occasions recklessness disguises itself as courage and puts our judgment to the test.
Let him know that nothing in the world is worth more than his well-being and physical integrity. That precaution is not cowardice, nor folly is courage.
Teach your child to be part of the group without submitting to danger.
There is no use in yelling at him with your hands on your head and your eyes almost popping out of their sockets when you see him hanging behind cars while riding a bike or when he falls from the highest rock when he goes to a river.
Educate him from this minute so that instead of being persuaded by others, he is the one who convinces his companions to exercise caution in their actions.
Tell your child that committing dangerous acts for pleasure, acting without being sure, doing, when he lacks the necessary knowledge … is not courage.
Tell him that playing with knives, smoking, drinking alcohol, or taking any other drug are not acts of bravery but rather signs of great stupidity.
But do not impose yourself on him, convince him that the adrenaline he experiences when hanging from the highest treetops or when he skateboarding the wrong way can leave him crippled for life.
Ponder together and weigh the pros and cons of this topic.
We know that because of your adolescent status it will be difficult for you to negotiate and reach a mutual agreement. But we are sure that with your affection, understanding and the love and respect that he has for you, they will achieve it.
