Episode 43: Tips on teaching our kinds Empathy and Social Development
Shanna: Over that time I’ve definitely seen a shift in how kids interact in society. I’m sure there are a lot of reasons for this, but one thing that alarms me most is kids’ lack of Empathy and just being social. I ran across this article that gave some tips on how we as parents can help teach our kids Empathy which I turn helps them grow into kind human beings.
Accepting no for an answersometimes not using the actual work “no” can help ease the pain of being told no while still teaching kids that they don’t get what they want when they want it all the time. For example, saying, “Maybe later” or “not today.”Empathy and CompassionChildren are naturally selfish. As they should be as they’ve only known “Their World.” Teaching our kids at a young age to help someone who’s scrapped they’re knee on the playground or a saying a kind word to someone that’s sad. This helps teach our kids kindness and compassion.AccountabilityChildren often blame others for things they have done. As parents it’s our job to teach them its okay to make mistakes and it’s even better to take accountability for their mess ups.Accepting Consequences and CriticismConsequences follow all our decisions whether good or bad. Not everyone is going to like everyone all the time and teaching our kids that it doesn’t make them any less important if someone is mean will empower them in so many awesome ways!!Accepting and Understanding DifferencesThis starts by teaching our kids at a very young age that it’s ok that they have a red Popsicle while others have a green one. This seems so simple but really helps them see that difference isn’t bad.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.