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What A Children’s Book Taught Me About Bravery
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As I sit in the playground, I occasionally hear (olay, eavesdrop) parents telling their children to be brave. As a therapist, I often find myself reassuring my clients with statements like “it takes courage, I know…”, but the truth is….what is bravery, really? Is it a feeling, a state of mind, or an action? My interest in forgotten and simple things led me to the book Brave Dave by Giles Andreae, a heartwarming story about bravery. The protagonist here, a bear named Dave, takes the reader through his pursuit of being brave. Like the children answering the vocabulary section in...