March Lifeskill

March || Empathy:

Young children: Empathy means “I understand your feelings!”

Older children, Teens and Adults: Empathy means “Understanding and being sensitive to people’s feelings so that we can get along better with everyone.”  (Taking a walk in someone else’s shoes.”)

During the next four weeks we will be discussing the following:

Week 1: Understanding the feelings of others
Week 2: Predicting and communicating feelings effectively
Week 3: Understanding how our actions can make other people feel
Week 4: Listening, expressing concern, and putting it all together