Help your child take their donations down to a local Goodwill and let them know how much their kindness will mean to someone who needs it.

Appreciating that love sometimes means being selflessĪfter reading the book, a great way to bring the lesson to life would be to have your child look at their old clothing and toys and ask them if they could choose any that they would want to give away to a child who doesn’t have any toys.

The happiness that spreading kindness brings to your heart.

Letting go of greed and giving to those less fortunate.

With that in mind, here are some reading suggestions and tips on how parents can bring out the magic and help their children absorb the value in a story:īooks: The Quiltmaker’s Gift or The Giving Tree Themes:

Books are especially powerful at transporting the reader to a different place and perspective, and children love adventurous stories, especially when they are led by another kid. When Merida brushed the tale off as “just a legend,” Queen Elinor responded with, “Legends are lessons: they ring with truth.” That line got me to thinking – even though a lot of the best books are fiction, they still hold so much meaning within their pages.

As Merida and her mother were having a disagreement, the queen tried using an ancient tale to help convey her message. Merida’s Mother, Queen Elinor, had one line in the movie that I found to be particularly inspiring. The struggles and problems that Merida faces are realistic and relatable, and the movie has strong themes emphasizing the strength and value of family bonds, which came to mean even more by the end. Merida’s courage and determination to decide her own fate and the wisdom she learns to accept along the way are inspiring to anyone facing a defining decision in life, and it seems like it isn’t often that such a choice is absent from our plates. Centered on a young and fiercely independent Scottish princess named Merida, Brave is a truly refreshing tale. For me, Disney-Pixar’s latest creation, Brave, is such a story.

The best stories are the ones which touch our hearts in a place where a new dream has taken root and give us the courage to let that new dream flourish. The best stories are the ones which give us an unanticipated and fortuitous glimpse into our own lives through the experiences of another.

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