Week 24 · Emotions and self
Courage and self-confidence
Courage is not the absence of fear but trying in spite of it.
Why it matters
A child who believes in themselves takes on new things, speaks their mind and does not lose heart after a failure. This confidence grows mostly from small successes and from adults valuing their effort. Encouraging words a child says to themselves give them strength in hard moments.
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Three questions for a family talk, a tip for parents, the challenge of the week, six activities for ages 2–18, and a Qur'an verse and a hadith with sources.