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🌱Exploring Empathy🌱
Hello Sproutly Families,
Empathy is one of the most important social-emotional skills a child can develop. It’s the ability to understand and share the feelings of others—and it’s what helps children build kind friendships, resolve conflicts, and grow into caring people.
Empathy doesn’t come automatically; it’s something children learn through modeling, stories, and experience. This week, we’re sharing simple ways to introduce empathy at home through thoughtful conversations, play, and connection.
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Parenting Tips
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Helping Children Understand Empathy
Model Empathy Daily
Children learn empathy by seeing it in action. Use gentle words, listen with care, and talk about your own feelings and others’.Name Others’ Feelings
During play or real-life situations, guide your child in recognizing emotions. “Look, he’s crying. How do you think he feels?”Use Books and Stories
Ask reflective questions while reading: “Why do you think she felt sad?” or “What could the friend have done to help?”Encourage Perspective-Taking
Ask your child to imagine themselves in someone else’s shoes: “How would you feel if that happened to you?”Celebrate Kind Acts
Acknowledge moments when your child shows care. “You noticed your friend was left out and invited them to play—that’s empathy in action!”
Activity of the Week
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Feelings Charades
Materials Needed: Emotion cards, a list of feeling words (happy, sad, frustrated, surprised, shy, excited) or paper and writing utensils.
How-To:
Write or draw different feelings on slips of paper.
Take turns acting out one feeling while others guess.
After the correct guess, ask:
“What might make someone feel that way?”
“What could we do to help if someone felt like that?”
Variation: Add role-play scenarios like “Your friend dropped their ice cream,” or “Someone is sitting alone at lunch.”
Empathy grows through everyday moments—when we pause to listen, ask thoughtful questions, and care about others’ experiences. When we help children see beyond themselves and respond with kindness, we’re planting the seeds of emotional intelligence, compassion, and connection.
This week, notice the little moments when empathy shines through in your child’s words or actions—and celebrate them! Every kind gesture helps build a more caring world.
Millie & Melissa
The Sproutly Team
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