Child author shares tips for being brave

CHAD: 5:37 a.m. WITH SEVERAL TRAGEDIES INVOLVING YOUNG CHILDREN AND CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT CAN BE A TOUGH CONVERSATION FOR PARENTS TO HAVE WITH THEIR KIDS ABOUT BEING BRAVE IN A SCARY WORLD. WELL, A YOUNG AUTHOR AIMS TO SHARE THAT EVERYONE CAN BE BRAVE IN ADVERSITY BY CHANNELING THEIR INNER SUPERHERO LIKE CAPTAIN AMERICA, BATMAN OR WONDER WOMAN. THE YOUNG CARSON DENOVOIS IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HIS MOTHER, DANNIE, THE AUTHOR OF GETTING IN A GOOD MOOD AND STAYING THERE, WHILE WRITING HER OWN BOOK, THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KIT. THE DYNAMIC DUO VISITED OUR WDSU STUDIO TO DETAIL THE MESSAGE OF . >> MY MOM TOLD ME THAT IF YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY, YOU HAVE TO BE BRAVE. SO I DECIDED TO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT COURAGE. >> THE KEY IS THAT OUR CHILDREN WATCH, AND THEY TAKE BACK OUR ENERGY. SO I SAY YOUR CHILD IS A MIRROR CHILD. WHATEVER HAPPENS WITH YOU, YOUR CHILD WILL START TO SHOW. SO WE NEED TO BE REALLY AWARE OF HOW WE FEEL AND HOW WE BEHAVE BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN WILL HOLD IT. SO IF I AM ANXIOUS, SHE WILL BE ANXIOUS. IF I AM STRESSED, SHE WILL BE STRESSED. SO, AS A PARENT, YOU MUST LEAD BY EXAMPLE AS CAPTAIN KIT. CHAD: THIS IS A GREAT MESSAGE. YOU CAN FIND MORE DETAILS OF THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KIT AND HOW TO GET A COPY BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE THIS MORNING, IT’S WDSU.C

With several tragedies involving young children across the country this year, it can be difficult for parents to have a conversation with their children about courage in a scary world. A young author wants to share that anyone can be brave in the face of adversity by channeling their inner superhero, like Captain America, Batman or Wonder Woman. “My mom told me if you want to be happy, you have to be brave,” Carson told De Novo. “So I decided to write a book about courage.” Young Carson De Novo is following in the footsteps of her mother, Dannie De Novo, the author of “Get In A Good Mood And Stay There”, by writing her own book: “The Adventures of Captain Kit”, with the message to stay strong in adversity. “The key is that our children are watching us and picking up our energy,” Dannie De Novo said. “So I’m saying your child is a mirror child. Whatever happens with you, your child is going to start showing it. So we have to be very aware of how we feel and how we behave because our kids are So if I’m anxious, she’s going to be anxious. If I’m stressed, she’s going to be stressed. So as a parent, you have to lead by example, just like Captain Kit.” copies of De Novo books HERE.

NEW ORLEANS –

With several tragedies involving young children across the country this year, it can be difficult for parents to have a conversation with their children about courage in a scary world.

A young author wants to share that anyone can be brave in adversity by channeling their inner superhero, like Captain America, Batman or Wonder Woman.

“My mom told me if you want to be happy, you have to be brave,” Carson De Novo said. “So I decided to write a book about courage.”

Young Carson De Novo is following in her mother’s footsteps, Dannie De Novothe author of ‘Get in a good mood and stay there‘, writing his own book: ‘The Adventures of Captain Kit‘, with the message to stay strong in adversity.

“The key is that our children are watching us and picking up our energy,” Dannie De Novo said. “So I’m saying your child is a mirror child. Whatever happens with you, your child is going to start showing it. So we have to be very aware of how we feel and how we behave because our kids are So if I’m anxious, she’s going to be anxious. If I’m stressed, she’s going to be stressed. So as a parent, you have to lead by example, just like Captain Kit.”

You can find copies of De Novo books HERE.