🌱❤️ Empathy Part 2🤗🌱

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• Feature Article

• Activity of the Week

Feature Article

In 6 Essential Tips for Helping Your Kids Develop Empathy, According to Child Psychologists, Erin Heger outlines six ways parents can teach children of all ages to develop empathy for others.

Activity of the Week

Label Your Feelings Activity

Materials Needed:

• Emotion chart (with pictures of faces showing different emotions: happy, sad, angry, scared, excited, etc.)

• Small mirrors (optional, for facial expression practice)

• Crayons or markers

• Blank paper or pre-drawn faces on paper

Instructions:

1. Introduce Emotions:
   Start by introducing different emotions using an emotion chart. Show children pictures of faces expressing various emotions and name each one: happy, sad, angry, surprised, etc.

2. Mirror Time (Optional):
   If you have mirrors, ask the children to look into the mirror and try making different facial expressions that match the emotions. For example, say, "Can you show me a happy face?" or "What does an angry face look like?"

3. Draw or Color the Feeling:
   Give each child a piece of paper with a blank face (or let them draw their own). Ask them to pick an emotion they feel today and color the face to match that feeling. For example, they can color a smiling face for happy or add teardrops for sad.

4. Label the Emotion:
   Once they've drawn their face, ask them to label their emotion. You can help them write the word under the face, such as "happy," "angry," or "scared."

5. Talk About Empathy:
   Once all the emotions have been shared, discuss how understanding our own feelings can help us be kinder to others. Ask, "How do you think we can help someone who is feeling sad?" or "What would you do if a friend is feeling scared?"

Variation:
If the children are too young to draw or write, use pre-printed faces with different emotions and let them point to or color the one they feel today.